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Charles Edward Bartlett (b. 1887) —
also known as Charles E. Bartlett —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., June 16,
1887.
Republican. Electrician;
worked for the Chicago Telephone Company, the Michigan State
Telephone Company, and Detroit Edison (electric
utility); member, legislative
committee, Detroit Federation of Labor and Michigan State
Federation of Labor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1923-32; defeated, 1932, 1934; elected (Wet) delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
1st District 1933, but did not serve; candidate for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1936.
Member, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard F. Baxter (1886-1969) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 8,
1886.
Son of Alfred Baxter and Kate (Lockwood) Baxter.
Republican. Telephone engineer;
laundry
business; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of
Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1923-24; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1925-28.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Tau Beta
Pi; Rotary.
Died in 1969
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Herbert Bearup (1879-1944) —
also known as George H. Bearup —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Martin Township, Allegan
County, Mich., December
31, 1879.
Son of Justus Enos Bearup (1839-1926) and Elizabeth Bearup.
Republican. Telephone company agent; chief
deputy sheriff; candidate for supervisor
of Meridian Township, Michigan, 1932.
Died in May, 1944
(age 64
years, 0 days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Okemos, Mich.
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James D. Brooker (1863-1930) —
of Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Mallorytown, Ontario,
March
18, 1863.
Son of James Brooker (1831-1918) and Lois (Thompson) Brooker
(1842-1916).
Republican. Lawyer; one
of the organizers of the Cass City Telephone Company, later
president and manager; Tuscola
County Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Suffered a stroke,
and died four days later, in Cass City, Tuscola
County, Mich., February
15, 1930 (age 66 years, 334
days).
Interment at Elkland
Township Cemetery, Near Cass City, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Leland Ira Doan (1894-1974) —
also known as Leland I. Doan —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in North Bend, Dodge
County, Neb., November
9, 1894.
Son of Ira Doan and Hester (Spencer) Doan.
Republican. President, Dow Chemical
Company, 1949-62; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1952-59; director, Michigan Bell
Telephone Company.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Chi.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., April 4,
1974 (age 79 years, 146
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Flesheim (1847-1900) —
of South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, 1847.
Son of Samuel Flesheim and Babette (Straus) Flesheim.
Republican. President, Menominee Electric Company, manufacturer
of telephone switchboards and equipment; mayor
of Menominee, Mich., 1888; member of Michigan
state senate, 1891-94 (31st District 1891-92, 30th District
1893-94).
Committed suicide,
February
26, 1900 (age about 52
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George A. Gillespie (1883-1960) —
of Gaines, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Argentine Township, Genesee
County, Mich., March 20,
1883.
Republican. Farmer; insurance
agent; director, Gaines Telephone Company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1939-40, 1943-48, 1951-60; defeated, 1940, 1948; died in office 1960.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Died in 1960
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Alfred Hannah (1902-1991) —
also known as John A. Hannah —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
9, 1902.
Son of Wilfred Steele Hannah and Mary Ellen (Malone) Hannah.
Republican. Agricultural
extension agent; president
of Michigan State College, 1941-55, and Michigan State University,
1955-69; director, Motor Wheel
Corporation, Michigan Bell Telephone Company, American Bank and
Trust Company, and Manufacturers National Bank of
Detroit; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 14th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary; Newcomen
Society; Phi Eta
Sigma; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi
Kappa Delta; Alpha
Zeta.
Died in 1991
(age about
88 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John W. Jackson (b. 1858) —
of Chesaning, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario,
January
15, 1858.
Republican. Merchant;
treasurer, Chesaning Milling Co.
and Chesaning Home Telephone Co.; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District,
1917-20.
English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1886
to Ida Nason. |
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Yorgen Jesperson (1878-1957) —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born near Hadersleben, Denmark,
April
14, 1878.
Republican. Telegraph operator; restaurant
owner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Emmet District, 1939-44;
defeated in primary, 1936, 1944.
Died in 1957
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.
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John H. Moore —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
President, Michigan Forest
Products Co.; treasurer and director, Citizens Telephone
Co.; mayor
of Muskegon, Mich., 1913-15; defeated in Republican primary, 1915.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur J. Tuttle (1868-1944) —
of Leslie, Ingham
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Leslie Township, Ingham
County, Mich., November
8, 1868.
Son of Ogden Valorous Tuttle and Julia Elizabeth (McArthur) Tuttle.
Republican. Lawyer; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-1902; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1907-10; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1911-12; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1912-44;
died in office 1944; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1924; president, Peoples Bank of
Leslie; director, Leslie Home Telephone Co.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Maccabees;
Woodmen;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died December
2, 1944 (age 76 years, 24
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Leslie, Mich.
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