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Andrew F. Anderson (b. 1857) —
of Omena, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Blekinge, Sweden,
October
3, 1857.
Lumberman;
merchant;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Leelanau District, 1915-18;
defeated (Independent), 1918.
Swedish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Emil Anderson (1893-1966) —
also known as Arthur Anderson —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Spurr Mountain, Baraga
County, Mich., November
27, 1893.
Son of John E. Anderson and Hilma (Brandt) Anderson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; chair of
Mecosta County Republican Party, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Swedish ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in November, 1966
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Victor Gustave Benson (1873-1939) —
also known as Victor Benson —
of Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden,
December
22, 1873.
Republican. Farmer; miller;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iron County, 1939; defeated,
1936; died in office 1939.
Swedish ancestry.
Died, from a bladder
ailment, in Sparrow Hospital,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 26,
1939 (age 65 years, 125
days).
Interment at Bates
Township Cemetery, Mapleton, Mich.
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Helmer Bruce (1877-1953) —
of Bark River, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden,
November
14, 1877.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta County, 1931-32;
defeated, 1932, 1934, 1942.
Swedish ancestry.
Died in 1953
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Bark
River Cemetery, Bark River, Mich.
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Eugene R. Cater (b. 1923) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., December
8, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 98th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966, 1968.
Lutheran.
Danish ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Still living as of 1968.
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Relatives:
Married 1948
to Donna Mae Fenner. |
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Chester Philip Emunson (1886-1956) —
also known as Chester P. Emunson —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Hurley, Iron
County, Wis., August
16, 1886.
Democrat. Printing
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Manistee County, 1933-36;
defeated, 1940, 1942; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1936.
Swedish and Norwegian ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in 1956
(age about
69 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Einar Eugene Erlandsen (1908-1995) —
also known as Einar E. Erlandsen —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., April 27,
1908.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-66 (Delta County 1949-64,
107th District 1965-66); defeated, 1966, 1968; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1956.
Lutheran.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died March 24,
1995 (age 86 years, 331
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Rose M. McMahon. |
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Olaf K. Fjetland (1893-1969) —
also known as O. K. Fjetland —
of Lemmon, Perkins
County, S.Dak.; Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.; Gladstone, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Ellsworth, Hamilton
County, Iowa, March 26,
1893.
Son of Ingeborg (Skeie) Fjetland (1850-1936) and Knut Fjetland
(1852-1950).
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; insurance
agent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Dakota, 1924;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1928,
1932.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., October
6, 1969 (age 76 years, 194
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Charles Louis Follo (1905-1979) —
also known as Charles L. Follo —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., April 7,
1905.
Son of Charles Olaf Follo and Mayme (Bohmann) Follo.
Democrat. Delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Delta County,
1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Swedish ancestry. Member, Rotary; American
Political Science Association.
Died in 1979
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Escanaba, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Iona Bergman Dixon. |
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John A. Gustafson (b. 1856) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Sodermanland, Sweden,
September
5, 1856.
Democrat. Grocer; hardware
merchant; candidate for mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1898.
Lutheran.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Oscar Harma (1905-1977) —
also known as George O. Harma —
of Atlantic Mine, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Baltic Mine, Houghton
County, Mich., November
5, 1905.
Son of Carl Oscar Harma and Mary Susanna (Fjader) Harma.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District,
1935-44; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1944; implicated
as co-conspirator
in a legislative branch banking bribery
case in 1946; given immunity from
prosecution in return for his testimony.
Finnish ancestry. Member, Pi
Delta Epsilon.
Died in 1977
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Emil Hurja (1892-1953) —
of Breckenridge, Stephens
County, Tex.; Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich., January
22, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1936;
candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1946, 1948.
Finnish ancestry. Member, American
Political Science Association; American
Economic Association; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Suffered a heart
attack, collapsed and died at the National Press Club, Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1953 (age 61 years, 128
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Douglas C. Kelley —
also known as Doug Kelley —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
2004,
2008
(alternate).
Danish ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Lawrence Kestenbaum (b. 1955) —
also known as Larry Kestenbaum —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
13, 1955.
Son of Justin Louis Kestenbaum (1925-1995) and Maryhelen (Dietrich)
Kestenbaum (1928-1985).
Democrat. Lawyer; Ingham
County Commissioner 8th District, 1983-88; candidate in primary
for Michigan
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1998; Washtenaw
County Commissioner 4th District, 2000-02; Washtenaw
County Clerk and Register of Deeds, 2005-.
Jewish.
Hungarian,
German,
Polish,
and Norwegian ancestry. Member, National
Trust for Historic Preservation; American Civil
Liberties Union; Grange; Sierra
Club; NAACP.
Creator of The Political Graveyard web site.
Still living as of 2010.
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Carl Gottfred Lindquist (1896-1993) —
also known as Carl G. Lindquist; "Iron
Man" —
of Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Norway, Dickinson
County, Mich., December
9, 1896.
Son of Aldo Lindquist (1857-1922) and Hannah Lindquist (1869-1952).
Republican. Dairy farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1941-54 (Iron County 1941-44,
Iron District 1945-54); defeated, 1954, 1962; candidate for Michigan
state senate 31st District, 1956; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Iron District,
1961.
Lutheran.
Swedish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Association of Retired Persons.
Died, in Crystal Manor nursing
home, Crystal Falls, Iron
County, Mich., March 9,
1993 (age 96 years, 90
days).
Interment at Bates
Township Cemetery, Mapleton, Mich.
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James R. Pedersen —
also known as Jim Pedersen —
of Brooklyn, Jackson
County, Mich.; Belleville, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1996
(alternate), 2008.
Danish ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Francis J. Plym (1869-1940) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden,
1869.
Republican. Architect;
inventor;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1928.
Swedish ancestry.
Died in 1940
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Gene A. Saari (1909-1990) —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Chisholm, St. Louis
County, Minn., June 21,
1909.
Democrat. Labor leader;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1944, 1946; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1948; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1968.
Lutheran.
Finnish ancestry.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., April 7,
1990 (age 80 years, 290
days).
Interment at Sugar
Island Cemetery, Sugar Island, Mich.
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Glenn T. Seaborg (1912-1999) —
also known as Glenn Teodor Sjöberg —
Born in Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., April 19,
1912.
Son of Herman Theodore 'Ted' Seaborg and Selma Olivia (Erickson)
Seaborg.
Democrat. Physical
chemist; university
professor; received the Nobel
Prize in Chemistry, 1951; chair, U.S. Atomic Energy
Commission, 1961-71.
Swedish ancestry. Member, Alpha
Chi Sigma; American
Chemical Society.
Died in Lafayette, Contra Costa
County, Calif., February
25, 1999 (age 86 years, 312
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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