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Will H. Acord (1896-1977) —
of Waverly, Pike
County, Ohio.
Born in Jackson Township, Pike
County, Ohio, March 14,
1896.
Son of Joseph G. Acord and Edna (Overly) Acord.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher; probate judge in Ohio, 1924-67; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1944.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Odd
Fellows.
Died in the Chillicothe Veterans Hospital,
Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, September
16, 1977 (age 81 years, 186
days).
Interment at Evergreen-Union
Cemetery, Waverly, Ohio.
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James G. Agee (b. 1940) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 10,
1940.
Democrat. Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 92nd District, 1993-98; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1998.
Member, National
Education Association.
Still living as of 1998.
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Robert Darwood Alexander (b. 1944) —
also known as Robert D. Alexander; Bob
Alexander —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
31, 1944.
Son of Robert Gibson Alexander and Dorothy (Darwood) Alexander.
Served
in the Peace Corps; school teacher; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1974 (Human
Rights), 1992 (Democratic primary); member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1977-79.
Unitarian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Tau; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 2008.
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Thomas J. Allen (b. 1863) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Arbela Township, Tuscola
County, Mich., November
13, 1863.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Genesee
County Clerk, 1901-04; member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1907-08.
Burial
location unknown.
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Miles Clayton Allgood (1878-1977) —
also known as Miles C. Allgood;
"Simon" —
of Allgood, Blount
County, Ala.
Born in Chapultepec (now Allgood), Blount
County, Ala., February
22, 1878.
Son of William Barnett Allgood and Mary Matilda (Ingram) Allgood;
married, February
1, 1917, to Willie Randall Fox; cousin of Clarence
William Allgood.
Democrat. School teacher; farmer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1923-35 (7th District 1923-33, 5th
District 1933-35).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died in Fort Payne, DeKalb
County, Ala., March 4,
1977 (age 99 years, 10
days).
Interment at Valley
Head Cemetery, Valley Head, Ala.
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Freeman Webb Allison (1845-1929) —
also known as Freeman W. Allison —
of Putnam Township, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house, in Putnam Township, Livingston
County, Mich., April 24,
1845.
Son of Timothy Allison and Ann (Carr) Allison; married 1870 to Martha
'Mattie' Benedict (1843-1924); married 1925 to Ann
Meade.
Democrat. School teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1897-98;
defeated, 1898.
Member, Freemasons.
Fell
from a load of hay, and died as a result, in Putnam Township, Livingston
County, Mich., August 3,
1929 (age 84 years, 101
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Howell, 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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Vera Andrus (1896-1976) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Reedsburg, Sauk
County, Wis., August
21, 1896.
Daughter of William Andrus and Alice (Barton) Andrus.
Republican. School teacher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from St. Clair
District, 1961-62.
Female.
Christian
Scientist. Member, League of Women
Voters; American
Association of University Women; National
Education Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Historical Association.
Died in August, 1976
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Loren Simon Armbruster (1917-1995) —
also known as Loren S. Armbruster —
of Caro, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Sebewaing, Huron
County, Mich., December
5, 1917.
Married, September
10, 1943, to Edna Golden.
Republican. School teacher; agricultural
extension agent; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War
II; served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; member
of Michigan
state house of representatives 84th District, 1973-82.
Lutheran.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., August
21, 1995 (age 77 years, 259
days).
Interment at Northlawn
Cemetery, Sebewaing, Mich.
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Homer Arnett (1903-1985) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Salyersville, Magoffin
County, Ky., January
29, 1903.
Married to Florence L. York (1904-1989).
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1952; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-66 (Kalamazoo County 1st
District 1957-64, 46th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966.
Methodist.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., May 9,
1985 (age 82 years, 100
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Kathleen M. Asher (born c.1933) —
of Vassar, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born about 1933.
Democrat. School teacher; chair of
Tuscola County Democratic Party, 1975-87; Democratic candidate
for Michigan
state senate, 1978 (28th District), 1982 (primary, 34th
District); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1987.
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Vera Burridge Baits (1892-1963) —
also known as Vera Burridge —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 15,
1892.
Daughter of George Theodore Burridge and Nellie (Roe) Burridge;
married, July 15,
1919, to Stuart Gordon Baits.
Republican. School teacher; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1943-57; appointed 1943.
Female.
Member, Delta
Gamma; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in 1963
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Adelbert Balcer, Jr. (1889-1965) —
also known as Frank A. Balcer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., December
8, 1889.
Son of Frank Balcerkiewicz and Elizabeth Balcerkiewicz; married to
Anna Pascko.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1940, 1946, 1950;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; school teacher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th
District, 1961-62; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 8th District,
1962.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Polish
National Alliance.
Died in 1965
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Adrian C. Barr (b. 1875) —
of Shepherd, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Howard City, Montcalm
County, Mich., June 22,
1875.
Democrat. School teacher; mail
carrier; railway
station agent; trucking
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella County; elected
1932; defeated, 1940.
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald G. Batchelor (1895-1971) —
also known as Don G. Batchelor —
of Grand Blanc, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Hicksville, Defiance
County, Ohio, June 15,
1895.
Son of George Batchelor and Cora (Babb) Batchelor; married to Grace
F. Dibble.
Republican. School teacher; athletic
coach; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
2nd District, 1961-62.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
National
Education Association.
Died in Grand Blanc, Genesee
County, Mich., September
25, 1971 (age 76 years, 102
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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; married 1852 to Alice
Beaumont (1831-1872; granddaughter of Myron Holly (prominent
abolitionist)).
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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Francis W. Beedon (1902-1990) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Forester Township, Sanilac
County, Mich., September
26, 1902.
Married 1927
to Georgine C. Ray.
Democrat. School teacher; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Muskegon County
1st District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-68 (Muskegon County 1st
District 1963-64, 96th District 1965-68); defeated in primary, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; National
Education Association.
Died in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., September
5, 1990 (age 87 years, 344
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; married, April 22,
1839, to Harriet Miles; great-grandfather of Charles
Begole Cumings.
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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Fay E. Benjamin (1892-1949) —
of Cedar Springs, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Nelson Township, Kent
County, Mich., August
28, 1892.
Married 1916
to Mildred L. Davis.
Republican. School teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 3rd District,
1949; died in office 1949.
Died December
23, 1949 (age 57 years, 117
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene Clifford Betz (b. 1877) —
also known as Eugene C. Betz —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Ash Township, Monroe
County, Mich., January
15, 1877.
Son of Philip D. Betz and Eliza Betz; married to Matilda J. Knapp and
Margaret Hunter.
Republican. School teacher; Monroe
County Clerk, 1903-06; paper
manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1945-54;
defeated in primary, 1942.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Near Monroe, Monroe County, Mich.
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Jerome Holland Bishop (1846-1928) —
also known as Jerome H. Bishop —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Oxbow, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
3, 1846.
Son of William Bishop and Zebina (Sterne) Bishop; married 1867 to Jennie
Gray (died 1873); married 1876 to Ella M.
Clark (1856-1926).
Republican. Superintendent of schools; founder, J.H. Bishop fur company
of Wyandotte, Mich.; rug and
coat
manufacturer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1898; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1900;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1908;
mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich..
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Died May 22,
1928 (age 81 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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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;
married, December
28, 1904, to Cassie F. Miller.
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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Richard L. Boatwright (born c.1928) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born about 1928.
Married to Margaret B. Boatwright.
School teacher and principal; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1970-72.
Still living as of 1972.
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Albert H. Bosch (b. 1869) —
of Hudsonville, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., April 5,
1869.
Married 1891
to Anna Van Koevering.
School teacher; farmer; auctioneer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 2nd District,
1915-18; defeated (Democratic), 1902.
Dutch
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl Brablec (1908-1986) —
of Lenawee
County, Mich.; Roseville, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Ogden Township, Lenawee
County, Mich., September
24, 1908.
Democrat. Superintendent of schools; candidate in primary for
Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1936; member
of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1958-66.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Pi
Kappa Delta; Freemasons.
Died in 1986
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin R. Bradley (1888-1976) —
of Hermansville, Menominee
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newberry, Luce
County, Mich., April 1,
1888.
Son of Robert Bradley and Josephine (Johnson) Bradley; married 1909 to Jennie
Wallen.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools; postmaster;
insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee County, 1923-24,
1927-34; defeated, 1924; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1933-34; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1932;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1941-51.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1976
(age about
88 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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D. Hale Brake (1891-1979) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Caledonia, Kent
County, Mich., March 5,
1891.
Son of David
H. Brake and Bertha (Hale) Brake; married, January
1, 1917, to Marjorie Valentine.
Republican. School teacher and principal; farmer; lawyer; Montcalm
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1935-42; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1942; Michigan
state treasurer, 1943-54; defeated, 1954; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1954; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1955; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 25th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Gleaners;
Grange;
Delta
Tau Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Order of the
Coif; Lions; Rotary.
Died in Sheridan, Montcalm
County, Mich., April 24,
1979 (age 88 years, 50
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Virgil O. Braun (1896-1980) —
also known as V. O. Braun —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Perry, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Rising Sun, Wood
County, Ohio, June 7,
1896.
Son of C. H. Braun and Emma (Roush) Braun; married, September
7, 1935, to Grace Downing.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Shiawassee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-38; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Shiawassee County, 1939-44;
defeated in primary, 1944.
Member, Alpha
Gamma Rho; Phi
Kappa Delta.
Died in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., December
3, 1980 (age 84 years, 179
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence Palmer Briggs (b. 1880) —
also known as Lawrence P. Briggs —
of Manton, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Manton, Wexford
County, Mich., October
17, 1880.
Superintendent of schools; U.S. Consul in Saigon, 1914-17; Rangoon, 1917-20; Riviere du Loup, 1920-22; Nuevitas, 1924-29; Bahia, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lotta P. Broadbridge —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Marine City, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Daughter of Alfred Broadbridge and Jane Broadbridge.
Republican. School teacher and principal; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1919; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920.
Female.
Member, Pi Beta
Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Earl L. Burhans (b. 1884) —
of Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in New Buffalo, Berrien
County, Mich., April 12,
1884.
Son of Isaac Burhans and Elizabeth Burhans; married 1917 to Harriet
E. Breed.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer; farmer; banker; Van
Buren County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1931-34;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1934; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936;
member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1937-42; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1942; resigned 1942.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
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; married, January
7, 1903, to Ellen Margaret French.
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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Ambrose G. Bushnell (1863-1944) —
also known as A. G. Bushnell —
of Bronson, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Noble Township, Branch
County, Mich., December
14, 1863.
Republican. School teacher; farmer; merchant;
director, First State Savings Bank of
Bronson; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1929-32,
1935-36; defeated in primary, 1924, 1932, 1936.
Died in 1944
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Campbell (1832-1920) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland,
1832.
Married 1859
to Catherine Fisher.
Republican. School teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1897-98.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grange.
Died April 4,
1920 (age about 87
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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LeRoy Cappaert (1923-2001) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Silvis, Rock Island
County, Ill., June 17,
1923.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1968.
Died August
16, 2001 (age 78 years, 60
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leland Walker Carr (1883-1969) —
also known as Leland W. Carr —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, Mich., September
29, 1883.
Son of Eli French Carr and Eva (Walker) Carr; married, August 6,
1913, to Roxie Irene Lindow (1889-1982).
Republican. School principal; superintendent of
schools; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1921-45; appointed 1921; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1945-63; appointed 1945; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1947, 1955, 1962-63.
Methodist.
Died May 30,
1969 (age 85 years, 243
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Howard Robert Carroll (1907-2000) —
also known as Howard R. Carroll —
of Van Dyke (now part of Warren), Macomb
County, Mich.; Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Ovid Township, Clinton
County, Mich., July 24,
1907.
Son of Robert Carroll and Cora Carroll; married to Ercel G. Oliver.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1943-44, 1947-54 (Macomb County
1943-44, Macomb County 1st District 1947-54); defeated in primary,
1984; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1944;
circuit
judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1956-77; defeated, 1944;
candidate in primary for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1964.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles; Rotary; Pi
Kappa Delta; Sigma Nu
Phi.
Died January
10, 2000 (age 92 years, 170
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fremont C. Chamberlain (b. 1856) —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Ripon, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., October
6, 1856.
Married, February
8, 1897, to Etta Bartle.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gogebic District, 1893-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Calvin Chappell (1910-1991) —
also known as Louis C. Chappell —
of South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Mancelona, Antrim
County, Mich., January
8, 1910.
Son of Harry Louis Chappell and Alta (Coblentz) Chappell; married, June 8,
1940, to Pauline Ladyman.
Republican. School teacher; economist;
lawyer;
candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Van Buren
County, 1961.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich., September
28, 1991 (age 81 years, 263
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob E. Chew (b. 1863) —
of East Jordan, Charlevoix
County, Mich.
Born in Darke
County, Ohio, September
25, 1863.
Republican. School teacher; flour and grain
business; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Charlevoix County, 1917-20.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sandra A. Cicirelli —
of Westland, Wayne
County, Mich.
School teacher; lawyer; mayor
of Westland, Mich., 2002-06; district judge in Michigan 18th
District, 2007.
Female.
Still living as of 2007.
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Frank Cody (1870-1946) —
of Michigan.
Born in Belleville, Wayne
County, Mich., December
31, 1870.
Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1915; resigned 1943.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1946
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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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; married, August 9,
1921, to Sara Nancy Megchelsen.
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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George M. Dallas Condon (1860-1933) —
also known as George M. Condon —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Covington, Franklin
County, N.Y., December
27, 1860.
Married 1884
to Miss L. W. Mears (died 1919); married 1923 to
Gertrude L. Roper.
Republican. School teacher; dry goods
merchant; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1917-30 (4th District 1917-26, 5th District
1927-30); defeated in primary, 1930.
Died in 1933
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Grand
Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Charles O. Conrad (b. 1930) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Alton, Madison
County, Ill., July 23,
1930.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 50th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966, 1972; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Unitarian.
Still living as of 1973.
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Bobby D. Crim (b. 1931) —
of Davison, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo., December
10, 1931.
Married 1953
to Lila F. Vogel.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-66, 1973-82 (79th District
1965-66, 82nd District 1973-82); defeated, 1966; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1975-82;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1968;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980;
member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1983-84; resigned 1984.
Protestant.
Member, Lions; National
Education Association; American
Federation of Teachers; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1984.
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Frances D. Culver (born c.1970) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1970.
School teacher; candidate in primary for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 2009.
Female.
Still living as of 2009.
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Archibald Bard Darragh (1840-1927) —
also known as Archibald B. Darragh —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in La Salle Township, Monroe
County, Mich., December
23, 1840.
Son of Benjamin F. Darragh and Catharine (Bard) Darragh; married, June 8,
1875, to Annie P. Culberson (1848-1905).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; superintendent of schools; banker; Gratiot
County Treasurer, 1873-74; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1883-84; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1901-09.
Irish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich., February
21, 1927 (age 86 years, 60
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, Mich.
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Bayard G. Davis (1864-1963) —
of Lawton, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in Aurelius Township, Ingham
County, Mich., 1864.
Republican. School teacher; general superintendent, Anchor
Line steamship
company, Chicago; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1919-22; defeated in primary, 1926.
English
and Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1963
(age about
99 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Melvin J. De Stigter (1928-2003) —
of Hudsonville, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Sioux Center, Sioux
County, Iowa, November
21, 1928.
Married 1950
to Carol Jean Schultze.
Republican. School teacher; sales
manager; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 95th District, 1965-78; candidate
in primary for Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1978; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1992.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Jaycees.
Died August 7,
2003 (age 74 years, 259
days).
Interment at Georgetown
Cemetery, Georgetown Township, Ottawa County, Mich.
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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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Luren Dudley Dickinson (1859-1943) —
also known as Luren D. Dickinson —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., April 15,
1859.
Married 1888
to Zora D. Cooley.
Republican. School teacher and principal; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1897-98, 1905-08 (Eaton County
2nd District 1897-98, Eaton County 1905-08); member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1909-10; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1915-20, 1927-32, 1939; defeated, 1924,
1932, 1936; Governor of
Michigan, 1939-40; defeated, 1920, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Methodist.
English
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 22,
1943 (age 84 years, 7
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Francis Henry Dodds (1858-1940) —
also known as Francis H. Dodds —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born near Waddington, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., June 9,
1858.
Son of John Dodds and Catharine (Hoy) Dodds; brother of Peter
F. Dodds; married to Mollie Nugent; married 1892 to Harriet
A. 'Hattie' Cole; father of Nugent
Dodds.
Republican. School teacher and principal; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1909-13; defeated,
1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., December
23, 1940 (age 82 years, 197
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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Peter F. Dodds (b. 1849) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., January
4, 1849.
Son of John Dodds and Catharine (Hoy) Dodds; married, April 20,
1876, to Minnie E. Bouten (born 1859); brother of Francis
Henry Dodds; uncle of Nugent
Dodds.
School teacher; lawyer; law
partner of Isaac
A. Fancher, 1875-82; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82; circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1894-1917.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred J. Doherty (1856-1929) —
of Clare, Clare
County, Mich.
Born in New York, May 1,
1856.
Married, July 11,
1876, to Alice Bell Gleason (1859-1932); father of Alfred
James Doherty, Jr..
Republican. School teacher; hardware
business; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1901-06; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1907-19; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1908;
represented the Pullman railroad
car company as a lobbyist
in Michigan and other states; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1920.
Died September
24, 1929 (age 73 years, 146
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Leon Douglas (b. 1927) —
also known as Edward L. Douglas —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 29,
1927.
Son of Levi Douglas and Minnie (Robinson) Douglas; married to
Kathleen Ellis.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th
District, 1961-62.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Omega
Psi Phi.
Still living as of 1962.
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Edgar F. Down —
of Pleasant Ridge, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Brewerton, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Republican. School teacher and principal; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1947-48; defeated in primary, 1948.
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; married, June 14,
1924, to Odette Lebosse.
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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Harlan J. Dudley (b. 1853) —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Newfield, Tompkins
County, N.Y., September
27, 1853.
Republican. School teacher and principal; shingle
manufacturer; wholesale lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1897-1900;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mrs. J. R. Dumont (b. 1873) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Pentwater, Oceana
County, Mich., April 19,
1873.
Democrat. School teacher; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1944.
Female.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gerald Raymond Dunn (1934-2005) —
also known as Gerald R. Dunn —
of Flushing, Genesee
County, Mich.; Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
20, 1934.
Son of Roy Dunn and Mae Dunn.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1965-66; defeated, 1966; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1969-84.
Catholic.
Died, of cancer, in
Garden City, Wayne
County, Mich., March 22,
2005 (age 70 years, 92
days); his body was donated
to the University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Anatomy.
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Marguerite Eaglin (1920-2004) —
also known as Marguerite Davis —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., June 8,
1920.
Daughter of Orville Davis and Leona Davis; married, June 9,
1940, to Simon Eaglin; mother of Fulton
B. Eaglin.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Died, in Glacier Hills Nursing
Center, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
20, 2004 (age 84 years, 195
days).
Interment at St.
John Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Eugene B. Elliott (1896-1971) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., April 6,
1896.
Son of John Elliott and Anna (Hyde) Elliott; married, August
18, 1923, to Wilma A. Gardner (1898-1972).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I;
school teacher; superintendent of schools; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1935-48; appointed 1935;
resigned 1948.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died September
25, 1971 (age 75 years, 172
days).
Interment at Adrian
Center Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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William A. Ellsworth (b. 1894) —
of St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich.
Born in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., September
21, 1894.
Married 1917
to Wella Caine.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; superintendent of schools; motor court
owner; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1949-54; defeated, 1946, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Lions; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rosa Falk —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. School teacher; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1949; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952.
Female.
Still living as of 1952.
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Jack Faxon (b. 1936) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 9,
1936.
Son of Morris Faxon and Pauline (Krimsky) Faxon.
Democrat. School teacher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 5th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 15th District, 1965-70; member of
Michigan
state senate, 1971-94 (7th District 1971-82, 15th District
1983-94); defeated in primary, 1962.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; American
Federation of Teachers; American Civil
Liberties Union; NAACP.
Still living as of 2006.
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Woodbridge Nathan Ferris (1853-1928) —
also known as Woodbridge N. Ferris; "The Big Rapids
Schoolmaster"; "The Good Grey
Governor" —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin near Spencer, Tioga
County, N.Y., January
6, 1853.
Son of John Ferris, Jr. and Estella (Reed) Ferris; married 1874 to Helen
Frances Gillespie (1853-1917); married 1921 to Mary
Ethel McCloud.
Democrat. Superintendent of schools; founder and president,
Ferris Institute, later Ferris State University; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1892; candidate for
Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1902; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1907; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1916,
1924;
Governor
of Michigan, 1913-16; defeated, 1904, 1920; president, Big Rapids
Savings Bank; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1923-28; died in office 1928.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Washington,
D.C., March 23,
1928 (age 75 years, 77
days).
Interment at Highland
View Cemetery, Big Rapids, Mich.
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Fred Christian Fischer (1879-1963) —
also known as Fred C. Fischer —
of Belleville, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Flat Rock, Wayne
County, Mich., November
12, 1879.
Son of Fred Fischer and Eleanor (Alexander) Fischer; married, June 24,
1908, to Reva Ruthruff.
Republican. School teacher and principal; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1934; Wayne
County Superintendent of Schools, 1935-54.
Methodist.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
A library in Belleville, Michigan, and an elementary school in
Taylor, Michigan, are named for
him.
Died, from a stroke, in
St. Joseph's Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., 1963
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Belleville, Mich.
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Edward F. Fisher (b. 1870) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne, Wayne
County, Mich., October
31, 1870.
Republican. School teacher; physician;
surgeon for Amalgamated Copper Co. coal mines
in Wyoming; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate, 1924 (5th District), 1926 (21st District); member
of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 5th District,
1929-36, 1941-44; defeated, 1944, 1950; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1936.
Burial
location unknown.
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Aaron O. Fox (1852-1932) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Summit
County, Ohio, February
18, 1852.
Married, April 3,
1876, to Ellen Kauffman.
Republican. School teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1917-18.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., March 20,
1932 (age 80 years, 31
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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William E. Foy —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
School teacher; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1957-58.
Still living as of 1960.
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Edgar A. Geerlings (b. 1937) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Zeeland, Ottawa
County, Mich., April 24,
1937.
Republican. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 97th District, 1967-86; defeated,
1964 (97th District), 1992 (91st District).
Christian
Reformed. Member, National
Education Association; Delta
Sigma Phi; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Still living as of 1992.
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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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George Girrbach (1890-1948) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March 30,
1890.
Married, September
15, 1917, to Ethel Mae McEachern.
Republican. School teacher; general manager and
vice-president, Soo Creamery;
secretary, Rudyard Woodworking
Corp.; vice-president, Centralgoma Iron Mines, Ltd.;
member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1945-48; died in office 1948;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947.
Member, Grange; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died May 24,
1948 (age 58 years, 55
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry C. Glasner (b. 1872) —
of Nashville, Barry
County, Mich.; Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Barry
County, Mich., 1872.
Democrat. School teacher; merchant;
farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1911-14;
defeated, 1908; member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1934; candidate in
primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1936; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1940.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adney A. Hall (b. 1852) —
of Stockbridge, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, 1852.
Republican. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ezra S. Hall (b. 1860) —
of Lake City, Missaukee
County, Mich.
Born in Ailsa Craig, Ontario,
1860.
Republican. School teacher; Missaukee
County School Commissioner, 1895-1910; postmaster;
farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Missaukee District, 1917-22.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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James F. Hammell (1859-1916) —
also known as Jim Hammell —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born near Brighton, Livingston
County, Mich., August
13, 1859.
Democrat. School teacher; grocer; cigar
manufacturer; mayor of
Lansing, Mich., 1900-03.
Died in 1916
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Jason E. Hammond (b. 1862) —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Ransom Township, Hillsdale
County, Mich., May 17,
1862.
School teacher; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1897-1900.
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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Adelaide Julia Hart (b. 1900) —
also known as Adelaide J. Hart —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April 24,
1900.
Daughter of Malachi Hart and Margaret (Hogan) Hart.
Democrat. School teacher; vice-chair of
Michigan Democratic Party, 1951-61, 1967; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
10th District, 1961-62; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1976.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American
Federation of Teachers.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael James Hart (1877-1951) —
also known as Michael J. Hart —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Waterloo, Quebec,
July
16, 1877.
Son of Timothy Hart and Catherine Teresa (McGuirk) Hart; married, July 9,
1904, to Zola Hudson; married, February
11, 1924, to Wilma Ruth Slinkard.
Democrat. School teacher; president, Schemm Brewing
Co.; partner and general manager, Hart Brothers bean dealers;
farmer;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1931-35; defeated,
1930, 1934, 1936, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1932,
1944;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1940.
Member, Moose.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., February
14, 1951 (age 73 years, 213
days).
Interment at St.
Andrew's Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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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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Franklin A. Hassenger (b. 1853) —
also known as Frank A. Hassenger —
of Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Constantine, St. Joseph
County, Mich., February
5, 1853.
Married, March 23,
1882, to Ida M. Young.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph County, 1917-18.
French
and German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawton Thomas Hemans (1864-1916) —
also known as Lawton T. Hemans —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Collamer, Monroe
County, N.Y., 1864.
Married 1890
to Minnie P. Hill (1869-1956); father of Charles
Fitch Hemans.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
mayor of Mason, Mich., 1891; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1901-04; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 14th District,
1907-08; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1908, 1910; chairman, Michigan Railroad Commission,
1911-16; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1911; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1912.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in a sanitarium
at Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
17, 1916 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Charles R. Herrick (b. 1858) —
of Fenwick, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Ingham
County, Mich., 1858.
Republican. School teacher; farmer; manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1925-28 (18th District 1925-26, 25th District
1927-28); defeated in primary, 1928.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank A. Hooker (1844-1911) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., January
16, 1844.
Married 1868
to Emma Elizabeth Carter (1844-1909).
Republican. Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney; superintendent of schools; circuit
judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1878-92; appointed 1878; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1893-1911; died in office 1911; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1902-03.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., July 10,
1911 (age 67 years, 175
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Samuel Whaley Hopkins (b. 1845) —
also known as Samuel W. Hopkins —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Exeter, Washington
County, R.I., April 1,
1845.
Son of Samuel Hopkins (1803-1875) and Freelove Burlingame (Arnold)
Hopkins; married, December
10, 1873, to Margaretta Vedder.
School teacher; lawyer; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-76; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Isabella District, 1877-80;
chair
of Isabella County Republican Party, 1878-84; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884;
member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1893-94; defeated, 1898 (Democratic),
1914 (Progressive); alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1900.
Unitarian.
Burial
location unknown.
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James W. Humphrey (1846-1905) —
of Wayland, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Powell, Delaware
County, Ohio, August
19, 1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; superintendent of schools; ordained
minister; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1899-1902.
Disciples
of Christ.
Died May 11,
1905 (age 58 years, 265
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Knox Jamison (1887-1954) —
also known as James K. Jamison —
of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich.
Born in Loomis, Isabella
County, Mich., April 28,
1887.
Son of Samuel J. Jamison and Kate (Burwash) Jamison (1861-1953);
married, June 17,
1907, to Frances C. Crooks.
Democrat. Superintendent of schools; Ontonagon
County Treasurer, 1931-34; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ontonagon District, 1935-36.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Riverside
County, Calif., March 23,
1954 (age 66 years, 329
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Albert Jeffers (b. 1869) —
also known as Fred A. Jeffers —
of Painesdale, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Farmington, Belmont
County, Ohio, July 24,
1869.
Son of Isaac Jeffers; married, August
25, 1894, to Cora Doolitle.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1915-33; defeated, 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ron Jelinek (b. 1945) —
of Three Oaks, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Berrien
County, Mich., November
18, 1945.
Republican. Farmer;
school teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 78th District, 1997-.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 2001.
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Mark Jenema (1896-1980) —
of Falmouth, Missaukee
County, Mich.
Born in Missaukee
County, Mich., June 15,
1896.
Married 1916
to Elizabeth Van Haitsma.
Republican. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1939-48 (Antrim District 1939-44,
Osceola District 1945-48); defeated in primary, 1948 (Osceola
District), 1954 (Arenac District); alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
chair
of Missaukee County Republican Party, 1950; candidate in primary
for Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1950; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 27th Senatorial
District, 1961.
Died in 1980
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas E. Johnson (b. 1883) —
of Rockford, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario,
March
10, 1883.
Son of H. J. Johnson and Rebecca (Howard) Johnson; married, August 7,
1907, to Mildred M. Milks.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1917-19; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1919-26.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Brought about complete reorganization of Michigan schools.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard Lyle Jones (b. 1925) —
also known as Howard L. Jones —
of Webberville, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., September
19, 1925.
Son of Sherdie Jones and Millicent (Hardiek) Jones; married to
Dorothy Gertrude Dorch.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school teacher;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Ingham County
2nd District, 1962; appointed 1962; candidate in Democratic primary
for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1962 (Ingham County 2nd
District), 1968 (58th District), 1970 (58th District); Human Rights
candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1972, 1976; Human Rights candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1974; Human Rights
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1976.
Unitarian.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1998.
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Horatio S. Karcher (1868-1939) —
of Rose City, Ogemaw
County, Mich.
Born in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., June 7,
1868.
Son of Gotlieb Karcher and Helen (Amsden) Karcher; married, May 26,
1887, to Issa M. Whitaker.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; druggist; insurance
business; postmaster;
probate judge in Michigan, 1905-17; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1923-28; defeated in primary, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in 1939
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick Henry Kelley (1867-1925) —
also known as Patrick H. Kelley —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born near Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich., October
7, 1867.
Republican. School teacher and principal; superintendent of
schools; lawyer; law
partner of Seymour
H. Person; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1901-05; appointed 1901; resigned 1905;
Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1905-06; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1907-10; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1910; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1913-23 (at-large 1913-15, 6th
District 1915-23); candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1922.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
11, 1925 (age 57 years, 339
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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John Clark Ketcham (1873-1941) —
also known as John C. Ketcham —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, January
1, 1873.
Son-in-law of Samuel
Azariah Shelton; married, June 30,
1897, to Cora E. Rowlader; married, March 29,
1924, to A. Belle Shelton.
Republican. School teacher; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1921-33; defeated,
1932.
English
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., December
4, 1941 (age 68 years, 337
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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Maurice R. Keyworth (1886-1935) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Shabbona, Sanilac
County, Mich., 1886.
Married, August
28, 1907, to Ora G. Moore.
Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
elected Michigan
superintendent of public instruction 1935, but died before taking
office.
Member, Rotary.
Died, in an automobile
crash, June 22,
1935 (age about 48
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dale Edward Kildee (b. 1929) —
also known as Dale E. Kildee —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., September
16, 1929.
Married 1965
to Gayle Heyn.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 81st District, 1965-74; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968,
1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1975-77; resigned 1977; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1977-2003 (7th District 1977-93,
9th District 1993-2003, 5th District 2003).
Catholic.
Member, Optimist
Club; Knights
of Columbus; American
Federation of Teachers; Urban
League; Phi
Delta Kappa; Elks.
Still living as of 2009.
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Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (b. 1945) —
also known as Carolyn Jean Cheeks —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 25,
1945.
Mother of Kwame
Malik Kilpatrick.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1979-96 (18th District 1979-82,
8th District 1983-92, 9th District 1993-96); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1980,
1984,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1997-2003 (15th District 1997-2003,
13th District 2003); member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 2008.
Female.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Kwame Malik Kilpatrick (b. 1970) —
also known as Kwame M. Kilpatrick —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 8,
1970.
Son of Bernard Kilpatrick and Carolyn
Cheeks Kilpatrick.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 9th District, 1997-2001; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 2000,
2004,
2008;
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2002-08; resigned 2008; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 2004-08; charged
in 2008 with obstruction
of justice, perjury,
and misconduct
in office, in connection with his denial under oath of an affair
with his chief of staff, Christine Beatty, and misleading the city
council over a payment of $8.4 million to settle a whistleblower
lawsuit filed by two police officers, which included a secret deal to
prevent evidence of the affair from being disclosed; later charged
with assaulting
two police officers who were serving a subpoena; pleaded
guilty to two felony counts of obstruction
of justice and no
contest to one assault
charge;
he also agreed to four months in jail,
payment of $1 million in restitution,
to resign as
mayor, and to give up his law license and pension.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Daniel A. Knaggs (1887-1957) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Maybee, Monroe
County, Mich., 1887.
Republican. School teacher; grocer; mayor of
Monroe, Mich., 1934-39; candidate for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1934; Michigan Commissioner of Labor
and Industry, 1939; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Monroe County, 1943-44;
defeated in primary, 1944.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Moose; Elks; Eagles; Maccabees;
Freemasons.
Died in 1957
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Northside
Cemetery, Maybee, Mich.
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William W. Lee (b. 1900) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Gratiot
County, Mich., May 10,
1900.
Married 1926
to Mildred Hileman.
Republican. School teacher; athletic
coach; retail food
business; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1944; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1945-46; defeated in primary, 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Rugby Legg (1859-1946) —
also known as Peter R. Legg —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Mapleton, Ontario,
January
10, 1859.
School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta County, 1933-46;
defeated in Republican primary, 1926, 1930; died in office 1946.
English
ancestry.
Died June 17,
1946 (age 87 years, 158
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William N. Lister —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; druggist;
candidate for mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1903; postmaster.
Burial
location unknown.
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Emil Lockwood (1919-2002) —
of St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill., September
23, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; accountant;
candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gratiot County,
1961; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-70 (25th District 1963-64, 30th District
1965-70); candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Rotary.
Died, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August 2,
2002 (age 82 years, 313
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James L. Lowden (b. 1840) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Washtenaw
County, Mich., July 30,
1840.
Son of James L. Lowden (died 1881) and Rachel (Lyon) Lowden (died
1874); married, March 18,
1868, to Sarah J. Sherwood.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1889-92; candidate for supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1899.
Member, Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Barbara Roberts Mason (b. 1940) —
also known as Barbara Roberts —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Dimondale, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August 8,
1940.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1975-98; defeated, 1998; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1984 ;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 69th District, 1994.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 1998.
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Floyd J. Mattheeussen (1930-2005) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 29,
1930.
Married to Barbara Marie Schindler.
Democrat. School teacher and principal; fruit
farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 44th District, 1965-66; defeated,
1966.
United
Church of Christ. Member, American
Federation of Teachers; NAACP.
Died August
26, 2005 (age 75 years, 150
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bill McConico (b. 1973) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 27,
1973.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 6th District; elected 2000.
Baptist.
Member, Optimist
Club; American
Federation of Teachers; NAACP; Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Still living as of 2000.
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Albert H. McGeehan (b. 1944) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., 1944.
School teacher; mayor of
Holland, Mich., 2002-07.
Still living as of 2007.
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William K. McInally (1905-1964) —
also known as W. K. McInally —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Otisville, Genesee
County, Mich., September
18, 1905.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1960-64; died in office 1964;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1964.
Methodist.
Died August
22, 1964 (age 58 years, 339
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William J. McIntosh (b. 1892) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., September
18, 1892.
Married 1921
to Mary L. McCormick.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I;
school teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair County 1st
District, 1939-40; defeated in primary, 1940, 1942.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jean McKee (b. 1925) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 2,
1925.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1960-66; defeated, 1966; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1970, 1972.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, League
of Women Voters.
Still living as of 1972.
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William James McKone (1866-1928) —
also known as William J. McKone —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Montezuma, Cayuga
County, N.Y., August
23, 1866.
Grandnephew of Samuel
Bell; son of Franklin McKone (c.1836-1870) and Mary C. (Bell)
McKone (1842-1907); married 1892 to Minnie
Townsend (1869-1937).
Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
member of Michigan
state board of education, 1906-15.
Methodist.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum; Freemasons.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
28, 1928 (age 62 years, 5
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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James Smith Monroe (b. 1854) —
also known as James S. Monroe —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., December
29, 1854.
Son of Peter Smith Monroe and Harriet (FitzGerald) Monroe; married,
July
13, 1882, to Emma C. Mitchell.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1901-10 (Gogebic District
1901-02, Gogebic County 1903-10); defeated, 1912.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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George F. Montgomery (1909-1981) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich., January
13, 1909.
Father of George
F. Montgomery (1933-).
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1945-46, 1959-80 (Wayne County
1st District 1945-46, Wayne County 6th District 1959-64, 20th
District 1965-72, 5th District 1973-80); defeated, 1946 (Wayne County
1st District), 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County
6th District), 1956 (Wayne County 6th District); candidate for Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1947; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1952.
Member, American
Federation of Teachers.
Died in 1981
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George F. Montgomery (b. 1933) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
21, 1933.
Son of George
F. Montgomery (1909-1981); married 1956 to
Elizabeth Ann LeBlanc.
Democrat. School teacher; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1960; candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 18th Senatorial
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 21st District, 1965-70; defeated,
1958 (Wayne County 6th District), 1959 (Wayne County 10th District),
1976 (24th District), 1982 (24th District), 1988 (20th District),
1992 (44th District), 1994 (44th District), 1996 (44th District);
candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1970; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 19th District, 1972, 1974.
Still living as of 1996.
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Lydia Baird Muncy (1902-1996) —
also known as Lydia B. Muncy; Lydia Baird —
of Michigan.
Born February
10, 1902.
Daughter of William Baird and Grace F. (Low) Baird; married to Ralph
W. Muncy.
School teacher; Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1964;
Socialist Labor candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1968.
Female.
English
and Scottish
ancestry.
Died, of malignant
lymphoma, in Glacier Hills nursing
home, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 1,
1996 (age 94 years, 81
days); body donated
to the University of Michigan medical school.
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Joseph C. Murphy (1907-1987) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., August 3,
1907.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-40.
Died in 1987
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugo A. Nelson (1894-1971) —
of Indian River, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., November
1, 1894.
Married 1922
to Thelma L. Corwin.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; pharmacist;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Emmet District, 1945-54;
defeated in primary, 1938 (Cheboygan District), 1954 (Emmet
District); candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in 1971
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Oakhill
Cemetery, Indian River, Mich.
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Minnie Jean Nielson —
also known as Minnie J. Nielson —
of Valley City, Barnes
County, N.Dak.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Daughter of Wylie Nielson and Mary (Stewart) Nielson.
Republican. School teacher; North
Dakota superintendent of public instruction, 1919-26; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1920.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Woodbine
Cemetery, Valley City, N.Dak.
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Stephen S. Nisbet (1895-1986) —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Tawas City, Iosco
County, Mich., May 28,
1895.
Son of James Nisbet and Laura (Black) Nisbet; married to Dorcas
Sammons.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school
teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; member
of Michigan
state board of education, 1943-61; appointed 1943; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 26th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1964-70.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Kappa; Rotary.
Vice-president of Gerber Baby Foods.
Died in 1986
(age about
91 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick Daniel Norton (1876-1953) —
also known as Patrick D. Norton —
of Hettinger, Adams
County, N.Dak.; Mandan, Morton
County, N.Dak.
Born in Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., May 17,
1876.
Son of Patrick Norton and Bridget (Dolan) Norton.
Republican. Farmer; lawyer;
superintendent of schools; banker; Adams
County State's Attorney, 1907-11; secretary of
state of North Dakota, 1911-12; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 3rd District, 1913-19.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Elks; Foresters;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak., October
14, 1953 (age 77 years, 150
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Minot, N.Dak.
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Arthur U. Odell (b. 1868) —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Trowbridge Township, Allegan
County, Mich., 1868.
Married 1892
to Ethel O'Brien.
Republican. School teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1911-14, 1923-28, 1933-42
(Allegan County 1st District 1911-14, 1923-26, Allegan County
1927-28, 1933-42); defeated in primary, 1942.
Burial
location unknown.
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John F. O'Keefe (1860-1936) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Wilson, Niagara
County, N.Y., December
28, 1860.
Son of Morris O'Keefe and Margaret (Roman) O'Keefe; married 1894 to Ida
Catherine Callam (died 1909).
Republican. School principal; superintendent of
schools; lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04, 1918; Saginaw city
corporation counsel, 1905-12; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1932
(alternate), 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died October
8, 1936 (age 75 years, 285
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James E. O'Neill, Jr. (b. 1929) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., May 26,
1929.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-94 (85th District 1967-92,
95th District 1993-94).
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; NAACP.
Still living as of 1994.
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Karla Van Ostrand Parker (1894-1986) —
also known as Karla Parker; Karla Van Ostrand; Mrs.
James C. Parker —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich., November
30, 1894.
Daughter of Charles Harry Van Ostrand and Ray (Delamere) Van Ostrand;
married, September
17, 1919, to James C. Parker.
Republican. School teacher; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1964.
Female.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; League of Women
Voters.
Died in 1986
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Mountain
Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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Webster H. Pearce (b. 1876) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Whitmore Lake, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 12,
1876.
Son of Rev. F. E. Pearce; married 1899 to Ada J.
Wellington.
Republican. School teacher and principal; college
professor; mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1921-27; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-33; defeated, 1933.
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.
Married, February
18, 1932, to Gladys Seidlitz.
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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Emil A. Peltz (1901-1960) —
of Rogers City, Presque
Isle County, Mich.
Born in Rogers City, Presque Isle
County, Mich., November
12, 1901.
Married, December
12, 1925, to Adelia G. Bruder.
Republican. School teacher; hardware
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Presque Isle District,
1945-60; died in office 1960.
Lutheran.
Member, Lions.
Died February
5, 1960 (age 58 years, 85
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Vincent J. Petitpren (b. 1927) —
of Wayne, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., September
24, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;
school teacher; president,
Wayne Federation of Teachers, 1958-60; vice-president,
Michigan Federation of Teachers, 1962-64; university
professor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 37th District, 1965-70; defeated
in primary, 1972 (37th District), 1984 (38th District); Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1968;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1970.
Member, American
Federation of Teachers; American
Association of University Professors; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Kiwanis;
Pi
Kappa Delta.
Still living as of 1984.
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Frederick A. Platt (b. 1856) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Utica, Macomb
County, Mich., October
19, 1856.
Republican. School teacher; merchant;
member of Michigan
state board of education, 1899-1901; resigned 1901.
Burial
location unknown.
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John W. Porter (b. 1931) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., August
13, 1931.
School teacher; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1969-.
United
Church of Christ. African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Phi
Delta Kappa; NAACP.
Still living as of 1977.
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Charles G. Putney (b. 1866) —
of Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Lisbon, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., December
4, 1866.
Married 1894
to Jessie A. Moore (died 1904).
Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1911-12.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nick James Rajkovich (1910-1969) —
also known as Nick J. Rajkovich —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Krispolje, Austria (now Krizpolje, Croatia),
February
8, 1910.
Son of Andrew Rajkovich and Mary (Ticak) Rajkovich; married to
Frances C. Derbyshire.
Republican. School teacher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Grand Traverse
District, 1961-62.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died in 1969
(age about
59 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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Ann H. Rappaport —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
School teacher; Natural Law candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1998.
Female.
Still living as of 1998.
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Arthur R. Rood (1858-1900) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., 1858.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1898; member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899.
Died, of typhoid
fever, in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., April 4,
1900 (age about 41
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edson V. Root, Sr. (1877-1947) —
of Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Born in 1877.
Married 1902
to Mary A. Lyster; father of Edson V.
Root, Jr..
Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County, 1935-47;
died in office 1947.
Died March 12,
1947 (age about 69
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter White Russell (1886-1975) —
also known as Walter W. Russell —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., October
9, 1886.
Son of Charles T. Russell and Nettie M. (White) Russell; married, December
15, 1913, to Louise B. Bennett.
Democrat. School teacher; mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1916-18; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1936
(alternate), 1948.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., February
7, 1975 (age 88 years, 121
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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Edward Hildreth Ryder (b. 1871) —
also known as Edward H. Ryder —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Northville, Wayne
County, Mich., August 9,
1871.
Son of Joseph Ryder (born 1824) and Sally Cyane (Thayer) Ryder (born
1834); married to Georgia A. Smyth.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; college
professor; mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1918-25.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Joseph Scott (b. 1938) —
also known as Harold J. Scott —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., October
5, 1938.
Brother of Thomas
E. Scott.
Democrat. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 80th District, 1973-77; resigned
1977; member of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1977-82.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles.
Convicted on rape
charges
and sentenced
to prison in
1988.
Still living as of 1988.
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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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Edward MacGlen Sharpe (1887-1975) —
also known as Edward M. Sharpe —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Bay
County, Mich., December
18, 1887.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 1934-57; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1941, 1949, 1956.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Hampton Township, Bay
County, Mich., March 3,
1975 (age 87 years, 75
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual, 1939 |
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James M. Shepard (b. 1842) —
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
24, 1842.
Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; school teacher;
newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Michigan
state senate, 1879-80; U.S. Consul in Hamilton, 1897-1914.
Burial
location unknown.
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E. Burr Sherwood —
of Stambaugh (now part of Iron River), Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Kalkaska, Kalkaska
County, Mich.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Iron County, 1938; candidate
for Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1949; Democratic candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1950 (primary), 1952.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clifford H. Smart (1905-1977) —
of Walled Lake, Oakland
County, Mich.; Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Kalkaska, Kalkaska
County, Mich., January
14, 1905.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-74 (60th District 1965-72,
24th District 1973-74); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in December, 1977
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Aloha, Mich.
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Colin L. Smith (b. 1910) —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in Stanwood, Mecosta
County, Mich., April 23,
1910.
Married 1941
to Frances C. Muvrin.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mecosta District, 1941-44;
defeated in primary, 1938; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1945-50.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis R. Spaniola (b. 1935) —
also known as Bus Spaniola —
of Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., June 8,
1935.
Son of Anthony M. Spaniola and Angeline J. (Spadafore) Spaniola;
married 1957
to Carol
Ann Klempirik.
Democrat. School teacher; chair of
Shiawassee County Democratic Party, 1961-62, 1970-74; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives 87th District, 1975-90; defeated,
1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1976,
1980.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Lions; Sons of
Italy; Knights
of Columbus; National
Education Association.
Still living as of 1992.
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Lionel J. Stacey, Jr. (b. 1928) —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak., 1928.
Married, May 8,
1952, to Dorothy Rindels.
Republican. School principal; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 44th District, 1967-68; resigned
1968.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1968.
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Dora Hall Stockman (1872-1948) —
also known as Dora H. Stockman; Dora Hall; Dora
Weinkauf —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin at Marilla, Manistee
County, Mich., August 4,
1872.
Daughter of Leander Hall and Lucy Jane (Bennet) Hall; married, August 8,
1889, to Francis M. Stockman (died 1932); married 1947 to Gustof
Weinkauf.
Republican. School teacher; lecturer of the Michigan State
Grange, and editor of the Grange paper, the Michigan Patron;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1920-31; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Ingham County
2nd District, 1933; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1939-46.
Female.
Member, Grange; Women's
Christian Temperance Union.
First
woman to hold statewide elective office in Michigan.
Died in California, 1948
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Hurd
Cemetery, DeWitt Township, Clinton County, Mich.
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Claude M. Stoddard (b. 1875) —
of Davison, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Richfield Township, Genesee
County, Mich., June 6,
1875.
Republican. School teacher; merchant;
farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1919-20.
English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Stumpenhusen (b. 1843) —
of Rawsonville, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August
15, 1843.
Son of Henry Stumpenhusen (died 1883) and Catherine (Keelan)
Stumpenhusen (died 1888); married, October
16, 1873, to Florence C. Dansingburg (born 1851).
Democrat. School teacher; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1899-1902; candidate for supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1904.
German
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Swain (1867-1944) —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Noble Township, Branch
County, Mich., October
25, 1867.
Republican. School teacher; Branch
County School Commissioner; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1937-40.
Died in 1944
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lee M. Thurston (b. 1895) —
of Perry, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Central Lake, Antrim
County, Mich.
Born in Central Lake, Antrim
County, Mich., August 7,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
school teacher; superintendent of schools; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1949-53.
Protestant.
Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Elroy Townsend (1856-1924) —
also known as Charles E. Townsend —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Concord, Jackson
County, Mich., August
15, 1856.
Republican. School principal; lawyer; Jackson
County Register of Deeds; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1903-11; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1911-23; defeated, 1922.
English
ancestry.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August 3,
1924 (age 67 years, 354
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Concord, Mich.
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Robert VanderLaan (b. 1930) —
of Kentwood, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Paris Township (now Kentwood), Kent
County, Mich., June 4,
1930.
Republican. School teacher; supervisor
of Paris Township, Michigan, 1961-63; resigned 1963; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-82 (17th District 1963-64, 31st District
1965-82); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1972;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1974.
Christian
Reformed.
Still living as of 1982.
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Jan B. Vanderploeg (1900-1984) —
of North Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., July 5,
1900.
Married to Margaret
Ann Raak.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; landscape
architect; school teacher; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950 (primary), 1958;
member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1965-66; defeated, 1951 (23rd
District), 1956 (23rd District), 1966 (33rd District); chair of
Muskegon County Democratic Party, 1957-58; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1958-63; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1960;
candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Muskegon County
2nd District, 1961; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1963; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1964.
Congregationalist.
Member, Urban
League.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
5, 1984 (age 84 years, 123
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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Paul F. Voelker (b. 1875) —
of Michigan.
Born in Evart, Osceola
County, Mich., September
20, 1875.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools; college
professor; president
of Olivet College, 1920-24; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1933-35; defeated, 1935.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Delta.
Interment at Hersey
Cemetery, Hersey, Mich.
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Bernice M. Watson (1901-1980) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Breckenridge, Gratiot
County, Mich., August
16, 1901.
Republican. School teacher and principal; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1947-48.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, National
Education Association; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died in 1980
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William V. Weber (1901-1989) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Viroqua, Vernon
County, Wis., November
9, 1901.
Republican. School teacher and principal; superintendent of
schools; university
professor; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1963; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 46th District, 1967-72.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1989
(age about
87 years).
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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Isadore A. Weza (b. 1906) —
of Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich.
Born near Ontonagon, Ontonagon
County, Mich., March 22,
1906.
Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ontonagon District, 1937-40;
charged
on January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former state
legislators) with accepting
bribes, but not tried and convicted with the others.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Titus B. Willard —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
School teacher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 14th District, 1835.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Melvin Willison (1849-1927) —
also known as John M. Willison —
of Pennfield Township, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Johnstown Township, Barry
County, Mich., May 21,
1849.
Brother of Frank
Leslie Willison.
Democrat. School teacher; farmer;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1902.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, at Nichols Hospital,
Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., May 24,
1927 (age 78 years, 3
days).
Interment at Hicks
Cemetery, Pennfield Township, Calhoun County, Mich.
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Donald M. Wismer, Jr. (b. 1934) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., May 6,
1934.
Married, June 25,
1960, to Barbara Jean Duncanson.
Republican. School teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Clair District, 1963-64;
defeated in primary, 1966; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1964.
Protestant.
Member, Lions; National
Education Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Still living as of 1966.
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John F. Wood (1887-1976) —
of Luce
County, Mich.; Manistique, Schoolcraft
County, Mich.
Born in Garden, Delta
County, Mich., October
1, 1887.
Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools;
lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Alger District, 1951-54;
defeated in primary, 1954.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Rotary.
Died in 1976
(age about
88 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Laura Velma Wood (1904-1993) —
also known as Velma Wood; Laura Velma Storey; Mrs.
Claude L. Wood —
of Brown City, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Brown City, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 15,
1904.
Daughter of C. H. Storey and Ethel (Horne) Storey; married to Claude
L. Wood.
Republican. School teacher; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1952
(alternate), 1956;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1957.
Female.
Protestant.
Died in Mayfield, Lapeer
County, Mich., September
9, 1993 (age 89 years, 117
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas E. Woods (born c.1911) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born about 1911.
Republican. School teacher; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1948, 1950; mayor
of Port Huron, Mich., 1952-55.
Still living as of 2000.
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