Chippewa County
Michigan
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Chippewa County
Michigan
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Chippewa County
Index to Locations Private or familygraveyard Chippewa County, Michigan
Oaklawn ChapelGardens Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan
Pine GroveCemetery Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
RiversideCemetery Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan
|  Horace Mann Oren (1859-1912) — also known asHorace M. Oren — of Sault Ste. Marie,ChippewaCounty, Mich.Born in Oakland,ClintonCounty, Ohio,February3, 1859.Newspapereditor;lawyer;Michiganstate attorney general, 1899-1902;circuitjudge in Michigan 11th Circuit, 1911-12; appointed 1911; died inoffice 1912.Died in Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,1912(ageabout53 years).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | Walter Hastings McKinney (1889-1952) — also known asWalter H. McKinney — of Michigan. Born in Sault Ste. Marie,ChippewaCounty, Mich.,September6, 1889.Wholesalegrocery manager; U.S. Consul inBordeaux, 1923-25;Vigo, as of 1927-29;Yarmouth, as of 1932;Barcelona, as of 1943; U.S. Vice Consul inVigo, 1925-26; U.S. Consul General inWinnipeg, as of 1945-49.Died in Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,April13, 1952 (age62 years, 220days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
| George J. Laundy (1864-1953) — of Sault Ste. Marie,ChippewaCounty, Mich.Born in Sarnia,Ontario,January17, 1864.Democrat.Mayorof Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1934-38; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1936,1944.Episcopalian.Member,Woodmen.DiedSeptember15, 1953 (age89 years, 241days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
| Jay Hursley (1842-1920) — of Sault Ste. Marie,ChippewaCounty, Mich.BornMay 9,1842.Mayorof Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1895-97.DiedJanuary6, 1920 (age77 years, 242days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | Albert Edward Sharpe (1860-1932) — also known asAlbert E. Sharpe — of Sault Ste. Marie,ChippewaCounty, Mich.Born in Trenton,Ontario,1860.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Iosco District, 1901-02;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 30th District,1907-08.Died in1932(ageabout72 years).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
| Robert Gardner Ferguson (1858-1949) — also known asRobert G. Ferguson — of Sault Ste. Marie,ChippewaCounty, Mich.Born in Brampton,Ontario,October22, 1858.Republican.Hardwaredealer; president, First NationalBank ofSault Ste. Marie; director, Duluth South Shore & AtlanticRailwayCo.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1924.Methodist.Scottishancestry. Member,Rotary;Elks;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners.Died in Sault Ste. Marie,ChippewaCounty, Mich.,March 5,1949 (age90 years, 134days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
Sugar IslandCemetery Sugar Island, Chippewa County, Michigan
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