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Frederick Moulton Alger, Jr. (1907-1967) —
also known as Frederick M. Alger, Jr.; Fred M.
Alger —
of Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August 3,
1907.
Son of Mary
Eldridge Alger and Frederick
Moulton Alger.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1936; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary of
state of Michigan, 1947-52; Republican candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1950 (primary), 1952; U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1953-57.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Freemasons.
Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne
County, Mich., January
5, 1967 (age 59 years, 155
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Glenn S. Allen, Jr. (1914-2001) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., January
8, 1914.
Son of Glenn S. Allen, Sr. and Annette (Brenner) Allen.
Republican. Lawyer; law
clerk to Justices William
W. Potter and Emerson
Boyles, 1939-40; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1951-59; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1960; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kalamazoo County
1st District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1962; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1974-86; appointed 1974.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in DeWitt, Clinton
County, Mich., November
6, 2001 (age 87 years, 302
days).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Glenn S. Allen, Sr. and Annette (Brenner) Allen; married to
Virginia Verdier (1917-1974; daughter of Leonard
D. Verdier). |
| | | Epitaph: "He loved his state, steeped
in its soil, washed in its waters. You're Michigan now, Michigan
forever." |
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memorial |
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Loren D. Anderson (1919-1982) —
of Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich.; Riverview, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., November
21, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-74 (61st District 1967-72,
60th District 1973-74); defeated, 1974.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Fraternal
Order of Police; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in April, 1982
(age 62
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond J. Apley, Jr. (1925-2002) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.; Grayling, Crawford
County, Mich.
Born in Hialeah, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., September
22, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County 3rd District,
1959-62; defeated in primary, 1956; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1964.
Protestant.
Member, Amvets;
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died January
15, 2002 (age 76 years, 115
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph C. Armstrong (b. 1868) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ireland,
November
15, 1868.
Son of James Armstrong and Mary Jane (Johnston) Armstrong.
Republican. Engineer;
insurance
broker; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1925-32; defeated, 1922 (Wayne County 1st District), 1932 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne
County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne
County 2nd District).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert M. Ashley (1890-1966) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, April 12,
1890.
Son of Walter Allen Ashley and Mary Elma Ashley.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; pharmacist;
osteopath;
delegate
to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Wayne County
4th District, 1933; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in 1966
(age about
76 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.
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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Relatives:
Married to Anna Pascko. |
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Don Binkowski (b. 1929) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
26, 1929.
Son of Alex Binkowski and Helen (Wojtowicz) Binkowski.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 2nd Senatorial
District, 1961-62; district judge in Michigan 37th District, 1969-86.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus; Polish
National Alliance.
Still living as of 1999.
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Relatives:
Married to Sharon J. Hromek. |
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Carl W. Bischoff (1895-1990) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in East Tawas, Iosco
County, Mich., April 23,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; machinist;
carpenter;
builder;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1933-34; defeated in primary, 1936; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1939; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1939-40; defeated in primary, 1934,
1940.
German
ancestry. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
30, 1990 (age 94 years, 282
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1920
to Louise Weideman. |
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Edward Bivens, Jr. (b. 1923) —
of Inkster, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa., February
8, 1923.
Son of Edward Bivens, Sr. and Charlotte (McCreary) Bivens.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate
for Michigan
state house of representatives 37th District, 1968; mayor of
Inkster, Mich., 1970-75, 1991-99; defeated, 1999; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Omega
Psi Phi; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks.
Still living as of 1999.
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Relatives:
Married 1950
to Irene Edna Stewart. |
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William A. Boos, Jr. (1922-2002) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Suttons Bay, Leelanau
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
27, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1961-66 (Saginaw County 1st
District 1961-64, 85th District 1965-66); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1964;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1966.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Optimist
Club.
Died August
22, 2002 (age 79 years, 329
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Oscar E. Bouwsma (1921-1978) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., August
15, 1921.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County 2nd District,
1961-64; member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1967-74; defeated, 1964, 1974.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; National Rifle
Association; Eagles; American
Legion.
Died in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., March 22,
1978 (age 56 years, 219
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Elmore Bradshaw (b. 1898) —
also known as Harold E. Bradshaw —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Davison, Genesee
County, Mich., November
5, 1898.
Son of John P. H. Bradshaw and Winifred L. (Hurd) Bradshaw.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1936-38.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Basil W. Brown (1927-1997) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Vandalia, Cass
County, Mich., March 20,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1957-88 (3rd District 1957-64, 6th District
1965-74, 3rd District 1975-82, 2nd District 1983-88); resigned 1988.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; Elks;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; NAACP.
Died October
28, 1997 (age 70 years, 222
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jim N. Brown (1926-1991) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.; Okemos, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., December
9, 1926.
Son of Vernon
Jacobs Brown.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1968;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 59th District, 1969-72; candidate
in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., April 14,
1991 (age 64 years, 126
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas H. Brown (b. 1917) —
of Westland, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Indiana, July 29,
1917.
Democrat. Mayor
of Westland, Mich., 1966-69; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 37th District, 1971-82.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Knights
of Columbus; Amvets;
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1982.
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Wilber Marion Brucker (1894-1968) —
also known as Wilber M. Brucker —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., June 23,
1894.
Son of Ferdinand
Brucker and Robertha H. Brucker.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1923-26; Michigan
state attorney general, 1928-30; appointed 1928; Governor of
Michigan, 1931-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1932,
1936,
1948,
1964
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1936; U.S. Secretary of the Army.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Elks;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Phi
Gamma Delta; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Suffered an apparent heart
attack after attending an Economic Club luncheon, and died soon
after, in the emergency room at Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1968 (age 74 years, 127
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Gilbert E. Bursley (1913-1998) —
also known as "Mr. Education" —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
28, 1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1961-64; member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1965-78; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1978; president,
Cleary College, Ypsilanti, Mich., 1978-84.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks.
Died in 1998
(age about
85 years).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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David Francis Cargo (b. 1929) —
also known as David F. Cargo —
of New Mexico.
Born in Dowagiac, Cass
County, Mich., January
13, 1929.
Republican. Member of New Mexico
state house of representatives, 1962-67; Governor of
New Mexico, 1967-71; defeated, 1994; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1970, 1972; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Mexico 3rd District, 1986.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Izaak
Walton League.
Still living as of 2009.
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Elford Albin Cederberg (1918-2006) —
also known as Elford A. Cederberg —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., March 6,
1918.
Son of Alvin Cederberg and Helen (Olson) Cederberg.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1949-52; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1953-78; defeated,
1950, 1978.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in The Villages, Lake
County, Fla., April 17,
2006 (age 88 years, 42
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Charles Ernest Chamberlain (1917-2002) —
also known as Charles E. Chamberlain; "The Automobile
Horn of Congress" —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Locke Township, Ingham
County, Mich., July 22,
1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1957-75.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Kiwanis;
Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died, of renal
failure and congestive
heart failure, in Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va., November
25, 2002 (age 85 years, 126
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) —
also known as Robert K. Christenberry —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., January
27, 1899.
Son of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton)
Christenberry.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his
right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in
Vladivostok, 1919; hotel
manager and executive; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957; New York City postmaster, 1958-66.
Presbyterian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital,
Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April 13,
1973 (age 74 years, 76
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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LeeRoy Clark (1922-2002) —
of Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., August
29, 1922.
Son of George Clark and Mary (Jackson) Clark.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; auto worker
at Chevrolet V-8 Engine Plant in Flint; board member,
United Auto Workers Local 659; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 84th District, 1966; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Member, NAACP; Urban
League; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in Millington, Tuscola
County, Mich., November
23, 2002 (age 80 years, 86
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Arbela Township, Tuscola County, Mich.
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Samuel James Clarkson (b. 1925) —
also known as S. James Clarkson —
of Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
9, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District,
1959-60; defeated, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1956 (Oakland
County 4th District), 1960 (Oakland County 4th District); mayor
of Southfield, Mich., 1961-67; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1964, 1976; candidate in primary
for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1974.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Nu Phi; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1976.
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Maurice F. Cole (1893-1977) —
of Ferndale, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Decatur, Van Buren
County, Mich., July 5,
1893.
Son of Charles F. Cole and Ida (Smith) Cole.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; lawyer;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1959.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Exchange
Club; Optimist
Club.
Died in Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., May 5,
1977 (age 83 years, 304
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Creighton R. Coleman (1912-1995) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., February
17, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1949-56; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1956; circuit
judge in Michigan 37th Circuit, 1960-78.
Episcopalian.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in 1995
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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John W. Connolly (1911-1981) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 4,
1911.
Son of William
F. Connolly.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1949-50; defeated, 1950, 1952; candidate
for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1964, 1966.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 11,
1981 (age 70 years, 7
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis K. Cramton (b. 1915) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., December
15, 1915.
Son of Louis
Convers Cramton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1971-80 (103rd District 1971-72,
102nd District 1973-80); defeated in primary, 1968.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 1980.
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Frank Peter Darin (1899-1958) —
also known as Frank P. Darin —
of River Rouge, Wayne
County, Mich.; Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born, of American parents, in Laggio, Italy,
September
21, 1899.
Son of Victor Darin and Rose Marie Pagnetto.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
municipal judge in Michigan, 1921-23; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1925-32; defeated in primary, 1948; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1932; candidate for
Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1934; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died January
28, 1958 (age 58 years, 129
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Robert R. Day (1919-2000) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April 12,
1919.
Son of Thomas Day and Margaret (Cavanaugh) Day.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Saginaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Delta
Chi; Lions; Elks.
Died February
19, 2000 (age 80 years, 313
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alvin J. DeGrow (b. 1926) —
of Pigeon, Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Pigeon, Huron
County, Mich., June 1,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1968-82.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1982.
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Harry A. DeMaso (b. 1921) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., February
24, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Battle
Creek Township Supervisor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-66 (Calhoun County 2nd
District 1957-64, 45th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1954;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1967-86.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Kiwanis;
Elks.
Still living as of 1990.
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Relatives:
Married 1947
to Mary Jane Hocott. |
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James R. DeSana (b. 1930) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., October
6, 1930.
Mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1961-67; member of Michigan
state senate, 1976-86 (11th District 1976-82, 7th District
1983-86); Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1996.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1996.
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John David Dingell, Jr. (b. 1926) —
also known as John D. Dingell; "Big John";
"The Truck" —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Trenton, Wayne
County, Mich.; Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., July 8,
1926.
Son of John
David Dingell and Grace (Bigler) Dingell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1955-2003 (15th District 1955-65,
16th District 1965-2003, 15th District 2003); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1956,
1960,
1968,
1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Polish
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2008.
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Luis Miller Dunckel (1899-1975) —
also known as Miller Dunckel —
of Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., February
11, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
wholesaler; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1932; Michigan
state treasurer, 1939-40; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1940.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Eagles; Moose; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died of pneumonia
in 1975
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Eternal
Hills, Oceanside, Calif.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual, 1939 |
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Raymond D. Dzendzel (b. 1921) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Port Clinton, Ottawa
County, Ohio, July 29,
1921.
Democrat. Business
representative, Carpenters Local 982; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 12th District,
1955-58; member of Michigan
state senate, 1959-70 (18th District 1959-64, 7th District
1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Moose.
Still living as of 1970.
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George Clifton Edwards, Jr. (1914-1995) —
also known as George Edwards —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., August 6,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1949; probate judge in Michigan, 1951-54; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-56; appointed 1954; resigned
1956; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1956-62; appointed 1956; resigned
1962; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1963-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Sigma; Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
American
Judicature Society.
Died in 1995
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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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Zolton A. Ferency (1922-1993) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 30,
1922.
Son of John Ferency and Mary (Jankovics) Ferency.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member, Michigan Liquor Control Commission, 1957-58; director,
Michigan Workers Compensation Bureau, 1958-60; executive secretary to
Gov. John
B. Swainson, 1961-62; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1963-68; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1964;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1966 (Democratic), 1970 (Democratic primary), 1974
(Human Rights), 1978 (Democratic primary), 1982 (Democratic primary);
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1968;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1972 (Human Rights), 1976 (Human
Rights), 1986 (Independent); Ingham
County Commissioner, 1981-82; candidate in Democratic primary for
Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1990.
Catholic.
Hungarian
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Catholic
War Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Sparrow Hospital,
Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 23,
1993 (age 70 years, 266
days).
Interment at Summit
Cemetery, Williamston, Mich.
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Joseph T. Flanigan (1894-1970) —
also known as "Flint's Number One
Irishman" —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Defiance, Defiance
County, Ohio, June 15,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,
1951-52; defeated in primary, 1952.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died January
2, 1970 (age 75 years, 201
days).
Interment at New
Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (1913-2006) —
also known as Gerald R. Ford; Jerry Ford; Leslie
Lynch King, Jr.; "Passkey" —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., July 14,
1913.
Son of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941) and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner)
King Ford (1892-1967).
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1948,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1949-73; resigned
1973; member, President's
Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64; Vice
President of the United States, 1973-74; President
of the United States, 1974-77; defeated, 1976.
Episcopalian.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of
the American Revolution; Forty and
Eight; Jaycees;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Humane
Society; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Shot
at in two separate incidents in San Francisco in September 1975.
On September 5, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme, follower of murderous cult
leader Charles Manson, got close to the President with a loaded
pistol, and squeezed the trigger at close range; the gun misfired.
On September 22, Sara Jane Moore fired a
shot at him, but a bystander deflected her aim. Both women were
convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1999.
Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside
County, Calif., December
26, 2006 (age 93 years, 165
days).
Interment at Gerald
R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Leslie Lynch King, Sr. (1884-1941) and Dorothy Ayer (Gardner) King
Ford (1892-1967); step-son of Gerald Rudolph Ford, Sr. (1890-1962);
married, October
15, 1948, to Elizabeth Ann 'Betty' (Bloomer) Warren (1918-2011);
half-brother of Thomas
G. Ford, Sr.. |
| | | Cross-reference: Richard
M. Nixon — L.
William Seidman |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books by Gerald R. Ford: A
Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford
(1983) |
| | | Books about Gerald R. Ford: John Robert
Greene, The
Presidency of Gerald R. Ford — Edward L. Schapsmeier,
Gerald
R. Ford's Date With Destiny: A Political Biography —
James Cannon, Time
and Chance : Gerald Ford's Appointment With History —
Douglas Brinkley, Gerald
R. Ford |
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Jack J. Garris (1919-2005) —
also known as Jack John Garatzgeone —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
16, 1919.
Son of John Garatzogeone and Constance (Maniatakos) Garatzogeone.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Washtenaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1955; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1971.
Eastern
Orthodox. Greek
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Delta
Theta Phi; Jaycees.
Died, of a stroke,
while suffering from Parkinson's
disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
21, 2005 (age 85 years, 128
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1948
to Helen Cazepis. |
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John H. Gillis (b. 1923) —
of Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
2, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1965-.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Arbitration Association; Gamma
Eta Gamma; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1987.
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Horace Weldon Gilmore (1918-2010) —
also known as Horace W. Gilmore —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April 4,
1918.
Son of Charles Thomas Gilmore and Lucille (Weldon) Gilmore.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956-80; appointed 1956;
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1972; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1980-91;
took senior status 1991.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; NAACP.
Died January
25, 2010 (age 91 years, 296
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Perry William Greene (1894-1974) —
also known as Perry W. Greene —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Carsonville, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 28,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pharmacist;
member, Grand Rapids City Commission, 1934-44; member of Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1945-62.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Purple
Heart.
Died in 1974
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1925
to Bernadine Hartnacke. |
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Gustave J. Groat, Sr. (b. 1918) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Schoolcraft Township, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., November
8, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 48th District, 1967-72; defeated,
1972.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Exchange
Club; Fraternal
Order of Police; Knights
of Columbus; Urban
League; Disabled
American Veterans.
Still living as of 1972.
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Donald M. Habermehl (1919-1971) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in Herron, Alpena
County, Mich., January
25, 1919.
Son of Lawrence Habermehl and Vernie (Smith) Habermehl.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Alpena
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-54; chair of
Alpena County Republican Party, 1952-58; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1952; candidate in
primary for Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1954; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 29th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Protestant.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died June 17,
1971 (age 52 years, 143
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Alpena, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Jean May. |
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John F. Hamilton (1898-1971) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
18, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; builder;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1937-40.
Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in 1971
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926
to Olive Kreger. |
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Charles A. Holman (b. 1893) —
of Ferndale, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Swansea, Marquette
County, Mich., November
11, 1893.
Son of Alfred Holman (died 1941) and Elizabeth (Goldsworthy) Holman.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge
in Michigan, 1938-55; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 5th District,
1950.
Methodist.
Cornish
ancestry. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Russell Hughes (1907-1992) —
also known as J. Russell Hughes;
"Rip" —
of Harrisville, Alcona
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
22, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949; chair of
Alcona County Republican Party, 1950; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1956;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 23rd Circuit, 1959; probate judge in Michigan;
Episcopal
priest.
Episcopalian.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died, from a closed-head injury resulting from a fall on a
hard surface, November
8, 1992 (age 85 years, 47
days).
Interment at Springport
Cemetery, Harrisville, Mich.
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Peter Joseph Kelly (1888-1966) —
also known as Peter J. Kelly —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Sullivan
County, Pa., June 27,
1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1945-46, 1949-58 (Wayne County
1st District 1945-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-58);
defeated, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1958; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1952.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in 1966
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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William V. Kozerski (1921-2003) —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., February
8, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; traffic rate
analyst for Chrysler
Corporation; mayor
of Hamtramck, Mich., 1975-79.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died, from respiratory
and heart
disease, in Sinai-Grace Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
24, 2003 (age 82 years, 16
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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John D. Kruse (1893-1971) —
also known as Jack Kruse —
of Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich.
Born in Manistee, Manistee
County, Mich., June 24,
1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Manistee
County Clerk, 1921-30; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1943-54 (Manistee County 1943-44,
Manistee District 1945-54); defeated in primary, 1954.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Crippled
by an injury in 1919.
Died in 1971
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Garland B. Lane (1919-1995) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., March 28,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state senate, 1949-74 (13th District 1949-64, 29th District
1965-74); defeated in primary, 1974.
Lutheran.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died January
3, 1995 (age 75 years, 281
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William John Leppien (1894-1979) —
also known as William J. Leppien —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born October
7, 1894.
Son of John Leppien and Dora (Gasner) Leppien.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; ice cream
business; Saginaw
County Clerk, 1947-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 22nd Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1963-64.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Civitan;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in 1979
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Myrtle V. Sheriff. |
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John Lesinski, Jr. (b. 1914) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
28, 1914.
Son of John
Lesinski.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1951-65; defeated in
primary, 1964; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1956,
1960.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Moose; Polish
National Alliance.
Still living as of 1998.
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Ralph A. Liberato (1923-2004) —
of Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
18, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mechanic;
union
representative; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 11th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1964
(alternate), 1984;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1964;
defeated, 1988;
Macomb
County Commissioner.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets.
Died March 15,
2004 (age 80 years, 88
days).
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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John Frederick Luecke (1889-1952) —
also known as John Luecke —
of Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., July 4,
1889.
Son of Frederick Luecke and Suzanne Maria (Lange) Luecke.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; paper mill
worker; secretary,
and president,
Local 209, International Brotherhood of Paper Makers; president,
Escanaba Trades and Labor Council; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1935-36; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1937-39; defeated,
1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., March 21,
1952 (age 62 years, 261
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Escanaba, Mich.
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Kent T. Lundgren (b. 1914) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., July 7,
1914.
Son of Victor Lundgren and Olga (Olson) Lundgren.
Republican. Pharmacist;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1962-64; defeated, 1956 (30th
District), 1958 (30th District), 1960 (30th District), 1964 (37th
District); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 30th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; resigned 1962.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1964.
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Relatives:
Married to Mildred Francis New. |
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George D. Lyle —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1948.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1948.
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Willis Leon Lyons (1877-1970) —
also known as Willis L. Lyons —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, Mich., April 15,
1877.
Son of Samuel Lyons and Elmina (Drew) Lyons.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
director, attorney, vice-president, First National Bank of
Howell; Livingston
County Clerk, 1900-11; Livingston
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-21; Livingston
County Probate Judge, 1921; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1928;
circuit
judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1948-53; appointed 1948;
defeated, 1953.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died October
7, 1970 (age 93 years, 175
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Howell, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1899
to Teresa Scully. |
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Edward E. Mahalak (1921-1994) —
of Romulus, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich., September
25, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-84 (38th District 1965-82,
37th District 1983-84).
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Polish
Legion of American Veterans.
Died in 1994
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Maher (1889-1952) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Carsonville, Sanilac
County, Mich., April 8,
1889.
Son of Richard Maher and Catherine (O'Mara) Maher.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; recorder's court judge in
Michigan, 1930-39; appointed 1929.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of cancer, in
1952
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1920
to Agnes Catherine O'Leary (died 1937). |
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John F. Markes (b. 1933) —
of Westland, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 23,
1933.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; electrical
engineer;
candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
20th District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 36th District, 1973-76; defeated,
1976.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1976.
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John Butlin Martin, Jr. (1909-1989) —
also known as John B. Martin, Jr. —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
3, 1909.
Son of John Butlin Martin and Althea (Winchester) Martin.
Republican. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1949-50; Michigan
state auditor general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954; candidate in
primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1952; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1956; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1957-69; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 17th Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Rotary; Grange;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Farm
Bureau; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in 1989
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1934
to Helen Hickam. |
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Thomas Francis McAllister (1896-1976) —
also known as Thomas F. McAllister —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March 4,
1896.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1934, 1936; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1938-41; resigned 1941; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1941-63.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; National
Lawyers Guild; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Pi
Delta Epsilon; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died November
10, 1976 (age 80 years, 251
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual, 1939 |
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John E. McCauley (1924-1975) —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Delaware, Delaware
County, Ohio, April 28,
1924.
Son of John E. McCauley and Fern (Gibson) McCauley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1957-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
18th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1965-75; died in office 1975.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Disabled
American Veterans; Eagles; Purple
Heart.
Died in 1975
(age about
51 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Jeanette E. Poet. |
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William J. McIntosh (b. 1892) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich., September
18, 1892.
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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Relatives:
Married 1921
to Mary L. McCormick. |
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Edward K. Michalski (1920-1984) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., January
6, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate in
primary for Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1944; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1949-51; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1961-66 (Wayne County 7th
District 1961-64, 13th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1954
(Wayne County 7th District), 1956 (Wayne County 7th District), 1958
(Wayne County 7th District), 1966 (13th District), 1982 (11th
District).
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1984
(age about
64 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Willard L. Mikesell (1925-2003) —
also known as Mike Mikesell —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., April 18,
1925.
Son of George Edward Mikesell and Maria Laura (Wilson) Mikesell.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
candidate in Republican primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District,
1961; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1965-68; candidate in Republican
primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 56th District, 1968; circuit
judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1971-76; defeated, 1966, 1976;
Independent candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1986.
Congregationalist.
Member, Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died, in Ingham Regional Medical
Center, Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
30, 2003 (age 78 years, 165
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank G. Millard (1892-1976) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 1,
1892.
Son of Frank A. Millard and Emma (Gurnee) Millard.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chair of
Genesee County Republican Party, 1924, 1940; served in the U.S.
Army during World War II; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Michigan
state attorney general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
1st District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Kappa
Sigma; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1976
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Dorothy E. McCorkell. |
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Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973) —
also known as Charles S. Mott; C. S. Mott —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., June 2,
1875.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1912-14, 1918-19; defeated, 1914; candidate in
Republican primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924,
1940;
Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Vice-president of General
Motors. Philanthropist; founder of Charles Stewart Mott
Foundation.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
18, 1973 (age 97 years, 261
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Hugo A. Nelson (1894-1971) —
of Indian River, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., November
1, 1894.
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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Stanley J. Novak (b. 1911) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Salemville, Bedford
County, Pa., March 9,
1911.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; UAW-CIO
international representative;
business
agent, Boilermakers Union; candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1950, 1952; member of Michigan
state senate, 1955-74 (5th District 1955-64, 9th District
1965-74).
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Elks;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; NAACP; Polish
National Alliance.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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E. D. O'Brien (1920-1991) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 4,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-72 (Wayne County 3rd
District 1957-64, 5th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1972.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died in 1991
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941
to Margaret M. Johnson. |
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Warren O'Brien (b. 1922) —
of Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky., October
24, 1922.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 25th District, 1973-74; defeated,
1974 (Republican), 1976 (Republican), 1978 (Democratic primary), 1980
(Republican), 1982 (Republican), 1984 (Republican), 1986 (Republican
primary), 1989 (Republican primary); candidate in Democratic primary
for Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1977.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1989.
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Barratt O'Hara (1882-1969) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., April 28,
1882.
Son of Thomas
O'Hara and Mary (Barratt) O'Hara.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1913-17; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1915; major in the U.S. Army during World
War I; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1920; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1949-51, 1953-69;
defeated, 1938 (at-large), 1950 (2nd District).
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
11, 1969 (age 87 years, 105
days).
Interment at Oak
Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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James Grant O'Hara (1925-1989) —
also known as James G. O'Hara —
of Utica, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
8, 1925.
Son of Raphael McNulty O'Hara and Neta Lloyd (Hemphill) O'Hara.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1959-77 (7th District 1959-65, 12th
District 1965-77); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1960;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1976.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died, from lung
cancer, in the George Washington University Medical
Center, Washington,
D.C., March 13,
1989 (age 63 years, 125
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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W. Reed Orr (1910-1975) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 3,
1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Calhoun
County Circuit Court Commissioner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,
1951-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Kiwanis.
Died in 1975
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1934
to Helen Gustine. |
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Don R. Pears (1899-1992) —
of Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Buchanan, Berrien
County, Mich., September
18, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; real estate
broker; partner, Hollywood Theater,
Buchanan, Mich.; Berrien
County Register of Deeds, 1927-32; Berrien
County Clerk, 1941-42, 1945-48; served in the U.S. Army during
World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1951-62, 1965-70 (Berrien County
1st District 1951-62, 43rd District 1965-70); defeated, 1932, 1934;
Speaker
of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1959-62;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1962.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Reserve
Officers Association; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., July 17,
1992 (age 92 years, 303
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William P. Pellow (b. 1927) —
of Bessemer, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Bessemer, Gogebic
County, Mich., December
13, 1927.
Son of William F. Pellow and Katherine Pellow.
Democrat. Lawyer; Gogebic
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1957-62; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 31st Senatorial
District, 1961-62.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Betty Lou Mattice. |
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Clifford E. Perras (1914-1975) —
also known as Cliff Perras —
of Nadeau, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Nadeau, Menominee
County, Mich., November
5, 1914.
Son of Hubert Perras and Minnie (Gamache) Perras.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; hotel
owner; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Menominee
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Menominee District, 1963-64;
defeated, 1960 (Menominee District), 1964 (109th District).
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1975
(age about
60 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice M. Frank. |
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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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Alex Pilch (1913-1980) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Aurora, Kane
County, Ill., March 18,
1913.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 32nd District, 1967-72; defeated
in primary, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich., September
8, 1980 (age 67 years, 174
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Edward Potter (1916-1979) —
also known as Charles E. Potter —
of Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., October
30, 1916.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1947-52; resigned
1952; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1952-59; defeated, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets.
Wounded in World War II, and lost his
legs.
Died in Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., November
23, 1979 (age 63 years, 24
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Kenneth G. Prettie (b. 1903) —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., February
12, 1903.
Son of Richard Prettie and Cora (Stebens) Prettie.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Hillsdale
District, 1961-62; circuit
judge in Michigan 1st Circuit, 1977.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elmer L. Radka (b. 1920) —
of Rogers City, Presque
Isle County, Mich.
Born in Rogers (now Rogers City), Presque Isle
County, Mich., October
13, 1920.
Son of Elmer G. Radka and Anna (Trapp) Radka.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Presque
Isle County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-76; chair of
Presque Isle County Republican Party, 1957; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Presque Isle
District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions;
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1976.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret E. Krueger. |
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Fletcher Lowrie Renton (b. 1900) —
also known as Fletcher L. Renton —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 15,
1900.
Son of George Renton and Mary B. (McCallum) Renton.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of Royal Oak, Mich., 1938-43; resigned 1943; Presidential Elector
for Michigan, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert L. Richardson, Jr. (b. 1926) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., April 20,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. Alvin
Bentley, 1953-56; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1959-62; member of Michigan
state senate 35th District, 1965-74; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1974; candidate for
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1974; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1979.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1979.
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Philip Edward Ruppe (b. 1926) —
also known as Philip E. Ruppe —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Laurium, Houghton
County, Mich., September
29, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1967-79; defeated,
1992; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1982.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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Melvin Harold Saur (1892-1980) —
also known as M. Harold Saur —
of Kent City, Kent
County, Mich.
Born near Kent City, Kent
County, Mich., November
21, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Dry candidate
for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kent County 3rd
District, 1933; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1935-36, 1939-46; defeated, 1936.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Kent City, Kent
County, Mich., December
27, 1980 (age 88 years, 36
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas F. Schweigert (1917-2001) —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
29, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; forester; surveyor;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1961-70 (29th District 1961-64, 37th District
1965-70).
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Elks;
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died, of respiratory
failure, at Northern Michigan Hospital,
Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., 2001
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred A. Sheridan (1928-1982) —
of Taylor, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1928.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 29th District, 1965-82; died in
office 1982.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Moose; Amvets;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died January
17, 1982 (age 53 years, 81
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1953
to Irene Marek. |
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Charles Upton Shreve (b. 1898) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 24,
1898.
Son of Leven L. Shreve and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Shreve.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic primary), 1941
(primary).
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Ellis Sivula (1917-1981) —
also known as George E. Sivula —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich., June 14,
1917.
Son of Victor J. Sivula and Matilda M. Sivula.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; realtor;
insurance
business; mayor
of Negaunee, Mich., 1952-53.
Lutheran.
Finnish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., November
9, 1981 (age 64 years, 148
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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G. Bertram Smith (1892-1978) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chandler Township, Huron
County, Mich., 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked in oil
refining; real estate
business; mayor of
Hammond, Ind., 1942-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 10,
1978 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Flora
Hill Memory Garden, Tucker, Ga.
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James F. Smith (b. 1923) —
of Davison, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Davison, Genesee
County, Mich., August
15, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-76 (79th District 1967-72,
83rd District 1973-76).
Baptist.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks.
Still living as of 1976.
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Lloyd A. Stephens (1898-1974) —
of Scottville, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Free Soil, Mason
County, Mich., December
15, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; funeral
director; member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1957-64; defeated, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Grange; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 7,
1974 (age 75 years, 143
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Scottville, Mich.
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William Grant Stratton (1914-2001) —
also known as William G. Stratton —
of Morris, Grundy
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ingleside, Lake
County, Ill., February
26, 1914.
Son of William
Joseph Stratton.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1941-43, 1947-49; Illinois
state treasurer, 1943-45, 1951-53; candidate in primary for secretary of
state of Illinois, 1944; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; candidate for secretary of
state of Michigan, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Illinois, 1953-61; defeated in primary, 1968; candidate for
Republican nomination for Vice President, 1960.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Eagles; Delta
Chi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion; Amvets.
Indicted
in 1964 on income
tax charges;
tried
and acquitted in 1965.
Died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 2,
2001 (age 87 years, 4
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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John Burley Swainson (1925-1994) —
also known as John B. Swainson —
of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Windsor, Ontario,
July
31, 1925.
Son of John
A. C. Swainson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1955-58; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1959-60; Governor of
Michigan, 1961-62; defeated, 1962; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1963; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1965-70; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1971-75; resigned 1975.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Delta
Theta Phi; Amvets; Purple
Heart; Lions; Elks.
Lost
both legs in a land mine explosion on November 15, 1944, near
Metz, Alsace-Lorraine, during World War II. Charged
in 1975 with accepting a
bribe; found not guilty, but convicted
of perjury
over his testimony to the grand jury.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 13,
1994 (age 68 years, 286
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Mich.
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Mark L. Thompson (b. 1945) —
of Rogers City, Presque
Isle County, Mich.
Born in Rogers City, Presque Isle
County, Mich., August 8,
1945.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; journalist;
chair
of Alpena County Republican Party, 1970-71; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 106th District, 1973.
Presbyterian.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Married 1971
to Jeanette Hahn. |
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Terry L. Troutt (1919-1994) —
of Romulus, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo., November
1, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; motel
manager; member of Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1965-66; defeated in primary, 1962
(21st District), 1966 (13th District); candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 38th District, 1968; mayor of
Romulus, Mich., 1973-75.
Baptist.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets.
Died in Romulus, Wayne
County, Mich., February
3, 1994 (age 74 years, 94
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth O. Trucks (1904-1983) —
of Baldwin, Lake
County, Mich.
Born in Scottville, Mason
County, Mich., 1904.
Republican. Druggist;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason District, 1951-56;
defeated in primary, 1956; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Mason District,
1961.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in 1983
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1943
to Mary R. Pattie. |
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Eugene Ignatius Van Antwerp (1889-1962) —
also known as Eugene I. Van Antwerp —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., July 26,
1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate in
primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1940; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1948-49; defeated, 1949; candidate for Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1953.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August 5,
1962 (age 73 years, 10
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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Charles H. Varnum (b. 1933) —
of Manistique, Schoolcraft
County, Mich.
Born in Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich., July 9,
1933.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1964;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 107th District, 1967-82.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Elks;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; National
Education Association.
Still living as of 1982.
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Gilbert L. Wales (b. 1921) —
of Stambaugh (now part of Iron River), Iron
County, Mich.
Born in Stambaugh (now part of Iron River), Iron
County, Mich., December
6, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; employed by M.
A. Hanna Iron Company;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Iron District, 1955-64;
defeated in primary, 1964 (109th District), 1966 (109th District),
1968 (109th District), 1970 (109th District), 1980 (110th District).
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; United
Auto Workers.
Still living as of 1980.
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Gerhard Mennen Williams (1911-1988) —
also known as G. Mennen Williams;
"Soapy" —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
23, 1911.
Son of Henry Phillips Williams and Elma Christina (Mennen) Williams.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of
Michigan, 1949-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1966; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1968-69; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1971-86; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1983-86.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks; Moose; Amvets; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Order of
Ahepa; Grange; Americans
for Democratic Action; United
World Federalists.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
2, 1988 (age 76 years, 344
days).
Interment at Protestant
Cemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
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Andrew H. Wisti (1932-2002) —
of Chassell, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Chassell, Houghton
County, Mich., March 16,
1932.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton District, 1959-60;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1964.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died in 2002
(age about
70 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Paine Wolcott (1893-1969) —
also known as Jesse P. Wolcott —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Gardner, Worcester
County, Mass., March 3,
1893.
Son of William Bradford Wolcott and Lillie Betsy (Paine) Wolcott.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; St.
Clair County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-30; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1931-57.
Universalist
or Congregationalist.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; American
Legion; Moose.
Died January
28, 1969 (age 75 years, 331
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Leonard E. Wood (b. 1917) —
of Redford Township, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
27, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Engineering
illustrator
for General
Motors, later for the Wayne County Road Commission; member of Michigan
state house of representatives; elected 1952, 1954.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Moose;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1954.
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Paul C. Younger (1910-1971) —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., January
11, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1951-54; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1957-64; defeated in primary, 1964,
1970; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
21, 1971 (age 61 years, 314
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Roger Herschel Zion (b. 1921) —
also known as Roger H. Zion —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Escanaba, Delta
County, Mich., September
17, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1967-75; defeated, 1974.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Still living as of 1998.
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