Index to Locations Blackman TownshipFifield CemeteryConcordMaple Grove CemeteryGrass LakeUnknown locationGrass LakeGrass Lake EastCemeteryGrass LakeGrass Lake WestCemeteryHortonHorton CemeteryJacksonMt. Evergreen CemeteryJacksonOakdale CemeteryJacksonSt. John's CemeteryJacksonWoodland CemeteryLiberty TownshipEast LibertyCemeteryNapoleon TownshipRoseland MemorialGardensRives JunctionEast Rives CemeteryRives TownshipDraper CemeterySpring ArborSpring Arbor CemeterySpringportPope CemeteryTompkinsFairview CemeteryWaterlooMt. Hope Cemetery FifieldCemetery Blackman Township, Jackson County, Michigan
Maple GroveCemetery Concord, Jackson County, Michigan
Politicians buriedhere: | | Charles Elroy Townsend (1856-1924) — also known asCharles E. Townsend — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Concord,JacksonCounty, Mich.,August15, 1856.Republican.Schoolprincipal;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1888;JacksonCounty Register of Deeds; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1899;U.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1903-11;U.S.Senator from Michigan, 1911-23; defeated, 1922.Englishancestry.Died in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,August3, 1924 (age67 years, 354days).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery. | Frank Nathan Aldrich (1890-1939) — also known asFrank N. Aldrich — of Concord,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Capac,St. ClairCounty, Mich.,August8, 1890.Republican. Village president of Concord, Mich., 1917-39; president,Farmers StateBank ofConcord, 1920-39;chair ofJackson County Republican Party, 1932.Universalist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died, in FooteHospital,Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,May 21,1939 (age48 years, 286days).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
UnknownLocation Grass Lake, Jackson County, Michigan
Grass Lake EastCemetery Grass Lake, Jackson County, Michigan See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Politicians buriedhere: | | Fred Lockwood Keeler (1872-1919) — also known asFred L. Keeler — of Mt. Pleasant,IsabellaCounty, Mich.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Sharon Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,July 4,1872.Republican.Schoolteacher;collegeprofessor;Michigansuperintendent of public instruction, 1913-19; appointed 1913;died in office 1919.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromcardiacdilitation, in St. Joseph Sanitarium (hospital),Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,April 4,1919 (age46 years, 274days).Interment at Grass Lake East Cemetery. | Dorman Felt (1810-1876) — of Bunker Hill Township,InghamCounty, Mich.; Grass Lake,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Packersfield (now Nelson),CheshireCounty, N.H.,April 2,1810.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,1859-60.Congregationalist.Died in Grass Lake,JacksonCounty, Mich.,October10, 1876 (age66 years, 191days).Interment at Grass Lake East Cemetery.
Grass Lake WestCemetery Grass Lake, Jackson County, Michigan
HortonCemetery Horton, Jackson County, Michigan
Politicians buriedhere: | | Eugene H. Belden (1840-1898) — of Horton,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Spring Arbor Township,JacksonCounty, Mich.,December14, 1840.Socialist.Farmer;real estatebusiness; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Jackson County 3rd District,1881-82; Industrial candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1890.Died in1898(ageabout57 years).Interment at Horton Cemetery. | James N. Folks (1897-2001) — of Horton,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Hanover,JacksonCounty, Mich.,October19, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;farmer;Spring Arbor Township Supervisor, 1930-58; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1955-72 (Jackson County 2ndDistrict 1955-64, 49th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1940.Protestant.Member,Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Lions;FarmBureau;Kiwanis.Died at Tender Carenursinghome, Marshall,CalhounCounty, Mich.,January20, 2001 (age103 years,93 days).Interment at Horton Cemetery. |  Relatives:Married1919 to JennieStrait. |
Mt. EvergreenCemetery Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan
Politicians buriedhere: |  | Austin Blair (1818-1894) — also known as"The War Governor" — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Caroline,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.,February8, 1818.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Jackson County, 1846;instrumental in the 1846 abolition of capital punishment in Michigan,thefirstEnglish-speaking jurisdiction to do so;JacksonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1853-54, 1885-86; member ofMichiganstate senate 12th District, 1855-56;Governor ofMichigan, 1861-65; defeated (Liberty), 1872; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1860;U.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1867-73; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1881-89; appointed 1881.Unitarian.Died in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,August6, 1894 (age76 years, 179days).Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery; statue atStateCapitol Grounds, Lansing, Mich. |  Relatives: Sonof Rhoda (Blackman) Mann Blair and George Blair; married,February18, 1841, to Persis Lyman; married,May 25,1846, to Elizabeth Pratt; married,February16, 1849, to Sarah Louesa (Horton) Ford; father ofCharlesAustin Blair; third cousin ofBernardBlair. | |  | Political family:Blairfamily of Jackson, Michigan. | |  | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —National GovernorsAssociation biography —Find-A-Gravememorial | |  | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | Charles Austin Blair (1854-1912) — also known asCharles A. Blair — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,April10, 1854.Republican.Lawyer;JacksonCounty Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1896;candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1899;Michiganstate attorney general, 1903-04;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1905-12; died in office 1912;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1909.Scottishancestry.DiedAugust30, 1912 (age58 years, 142days).Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery. | William H. Withington (1835-1903) — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February1, 1835.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;recipient,Medalof Honor; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Jackson County, 1873-74;member ofMichiganstate senate 6th District, 1891-92; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1892.Died in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,June 27,1903 (age68 years, 146days).Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery. | James O'Donnell (1840-1915) — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,March25, 1840.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;Presidential Elector for Michigan,1872;mayorof Jackson, Mich., 1876-78; defeated, 1873, 1878;U.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1885-93; defeated,1892.Died in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,March17, 1915 (age74 years, 357days).Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery. | Fidus Livermore (1811-1880) — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Sangerfield,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,1811.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1843-44; candidate formayorof Jackson, Mich., 1859; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1860,1872;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1868;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1874, 1876.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,May 28,1880 (ageabout 68years).Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery. |  Relatives: Sonof Abner Livermore and Melinda (Bassett) Livermore; married1831 toCaroline Sophia Lewis; married1852 to SarahEliza Lewis. | |  | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| Jay S. Binning (1878-1940) — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,August17, 1878.Republican.Accountant;banker;JacksonCounty Clerk, 1915-20; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,1925-26; member ofMichiganstate senate 10th District, 1927-32.Englishancestry.Died in1940(ageabout61 years).Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery. | Emory J. Wood (1838-1919) — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Mendon,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,November12, 1838.Republican. Justice of the peace; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,1909-16.Englishancestry.Died, fromacuteuremia, in MercyHospital,Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,January12, 1919 (age80 years, 61days).Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery. | Norris H. Branch (1871-1910) — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in1871.Democrat. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,1901-02; defeated, 1904; candidate forMichiganstate senate 10th District, 1908.Died in1910(ageabout39 years).Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery. | Collins Lothrop Carter (1906-1983) — also known asCollins L. Carter — of Albion,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born in1906.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1968.Died in Naples,CollierCounty, Fla.,July 12,1983 (ageabout 77years).Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery. | John C. Sharp — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1884.Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery. | Mary Carter (1914-2012) — also known asMary Aldrich Bursley;Mrs. Collins L.Carter —of Albion,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,October14, 1914.Republican. Member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1959-63.Female.Died in Onekama,ManisteeCounty, Mich.,September20, 2012 (age97 years, 342days).Interment at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery.
OakdaleCemetery Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan
Politicians buriedhere: | | Moses A. McNaughton — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1856;mayorof Jackson, Mich., 1866-67; defeated, 1863, 1870.Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
St. John'sCemetery Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan Founded 1866
Politicians buriedhere: | | Charles J. Falahee, Sr. (c.1924-1986) — of Michigan Center,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born about 1924.Circuitjudge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1959, 1967-85; appointed 1959.Catholic.Member,Rotary.Died, in FooteHospital,Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,January6, 1986 (ageabout 62years).Interment at St. John's Cemetery. | Ray Lyman Hewlett (1879-1943) — also known asRay L. Hewlett — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,May 14,1879.Democrat.Realestate andinsurancebusiness; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,1923-24; defeated, 1924, 1932.Died in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,September3, 1943 (age64 years, 112days).Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
WoodlandCemetery 2615 Francis Street Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan
Politicians buriedhere: | | Thomas E. Barkworth (1851-1923) — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Lincolnshire,England,July21, 1851.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,1891-94; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1894, 1896; candidateforjustice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1899; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1900,1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker);MichiganDemocratic state chair, 1903-05.DiedFebruary17, 1923 (age71 years, 211days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.  | Robert Emmett Bunker (1848-1931) — also known asRobert E. Bunker — of Muskegon,MuskegonCounty, Mich.; Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Grass Lake,JacksonCounty, Mich.,March25, 1848.Democrat.Lawyer;lawprofessor; candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1893; candidate forjustice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1919, 1920; Democratic candidatefor Presidential Elector for Michigan,1924.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;American BarAssociation.DiedJanuary13, 1931 (age82 years, 294days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. |  | Haskell Linton Nichols (1896-1991) — also known asHaskell L. Nichols — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Homer,CalhounCounty, Mich.,July 28,1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;JacksonCounty Circuit Court Commissioner, 1928-30; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,1933-36, 1939-42; defeated, 1936;chair ofJackson County Republican Party, 1937-38; member ofMichiganstate senate, 1943-66 (10th District 1943-64, 19th District1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966.Presbyterian.Member,Kiwanis;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;American BarAssociation;Jaycees;Eagles;Moose.Died in Columbia Township,JacksonCounty, Mich.,April30, 1991 (age94 years, 276days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | Harry D. Boardman (1891-1959) — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,December22, 1891.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge inMichigan, 1922-26;JacksonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1927;circuitjudge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1945-59; appointed 1945;defeated, 1959; died in office 1959.Member,Elks;DeltaTheta Phi.DiedApril14, 1959 (age67 years, 113days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.  | William James McKone (1866-1928) — also known asWilliam J. McKone — of Albion,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born in Montezuma,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,August23, 1866.Republican.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools; member ofMichiganstate board of education, 1906-15.Methodist.Irishancestry. Member,Foresters;RoyalArcanum;Freemasons.Died in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,August28, 1928 (age62 years, 5days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. |  Relatives: Sonof Franklin McKone and Mary C. (Bell) McKone; married1892 to MinnieTownsend; grandnephew ofSamuelBell. | |  | Image source: Michigan Manual1911 |
| Burney Eslie Brower (1880-1956) — also known asBurney E. Brower — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born inInghamCounty, Mich.,June 18,1880.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,1917-20; member ofMichiganstate senate 10th District, 1921-26.DutchandIrishancestry.DiedJuly 3,1956 (age76 years, 15days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | Maxwell F. Badgley (1898-1969) — also known asMax Badgley — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,December9, 1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1944.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;BetaTheta Pi;PhiDelta Phi.Died in May,1969(age70years, 0 days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | Daniel E. Karn (1890-1969) — also known asDan E. Karn — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born inMiamiCounty, Ind.,April29, 1890.Republican. President, ConsumersPowerCompany, 1950-60;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Jackson County1st District, 1961-62.Presbyterian.Member,Rotary;ExchangeClub.Died in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich., June,1969(age79years, 0 days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. |  Relatives: Sonof Jacob Karn and Mary (Zimmerman) Karn; married to Vivian VardellVanderlyn. | |  | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
East LibertyCemetery Liberty Township, Jackson County, Michigan
Politicians buriedhere: |  | Wilfred George Bassett (1911-1986) — also known asWilfred G. Bassett — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,May 26,1911.Republican.Schoolprincipal;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,1951-64; defeated, 1964; candidate in primary forcircuitjudge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 1966.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Elks;AmericanLegion;DeltaTheta Phi;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society.Died in Tampa,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.,February5, 1986 (age74 years, 255days).Interment at East Liberty Cemetery. |  Relatives: Sonof Edgar Franklin Bassett and Estella Maggie (Remey) Bassett; married1933 toVera Agnes Scheffel. | |  | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | |  | Image source: Michigan Manual1957-58 |
Roseland MemorialGardens Napoleon Township, Jackson County, Michigan
Politicians buriedhere: | | Murl K. Aten (1901-1971) — of Sandstone Township,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Norvell,JacksonCounty, Mich.,August13, 1901.Republican.Lawyer;JacksonCounty Clerk, 1939-40;JacksonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1945-46;Michiganstate auditor general, 1947-50; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1950.Methodist.Member,Kiwanis;Freemasons;Moose.Suffered aheartattack while walking near his home, and died, in SandstoneTownship,JacksonCounty, Mich.,June 15,1971 (age69 years, 306days).Interment at Roseland Memorial Gardens.
East RivesCemetery Easton Road Rives Junction, Jackson County, Michigan See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Politicians buriedhere: | | Benjamin Trumbull (1769-1850) — of Colchester,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in North Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,September21, 1769.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Colchester, 1827-28, 1831;postmaster atColchester,Conn., 1837-41.Died in Henrietta,JacksonCounty, Mich.,June 14,1850 (age80 years, 266days).Interment at East Rives Cemetery. |  Relatives: Sonof Martha (Phelps) Trumbull and Benjamin Trumbull (1735-1820);married,March15, 1800, to Elizabeth Mather; father ofLymanTrumbull; first cousin twice removed ofJonathanTrumbull andBushrodEbenezer Hoppin; second cousin once removed ofJosephTrumbull (1737-1778),JonathanTrumbull Jr.,DavidTrumbull andGeorgeSmith Catlin; second cousin twice removed ofEdwinCarpenter Pinney; second cousin thrice removed ofClaudeCarpenter Pinney; second cousin four times removed ofHaroldB. Pinney; third cousin ofJosephTrumbull (1782-1861),LancelotPhelps andJonathanG. W. Trumbull; third cousin once removed ofNoahPhelps,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),PeterBuell Porter andJamesPhelps; third cousin twice removed ofCalvinTilden Hulburd,JudsonB. Phelps,ErskineMason Phelps,GeorgeTracy Buckingham andCarlTrumbull Hayden; fourth cousin ofGaylordGriswold,ElishaPhelps,WilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr. andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); fourth cousin once removed ofParmenioAdams,AmosPettibone,LorenzoBurrows,NormanA. Phelps,EthanColby,WilliamDean Kellogg,JohnSmith Phelps,AlmonCase andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925). | |  | Political family:Trumbullfamily of Lebanon, Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | |  | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
DraperCemetery Rives Township, Jackson County, Michigan
Politicians buriedhere: | | Ray E. Whitney (1878-1970) — of Onondaga Township,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Onondaga Township,InghamCounty, Mich.,April23, 1878.Republican.Farmer;real estatedealer; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,1942, 1944; in July 1944, he wasaccusedof sending out postcardsfalselyclaiming the endorsement of several prominent Republicans;arraignedin August 1944 for felonyelectionfraud, overforgingmost of the signatures on hisnominatingpetitions;pleadedguilty in September 1944 to misdemeanor charges.Congregationalist.Died, in StuartNursingHome, Leslie,InghamCounty, Mich.,September3, 1970 (age92 years, 133days).Interment at Draper Cemetery. | Beatrice L. Hooper (c.1894-1974) — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born about 1894. Member of Michigan Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1927.Female.Churchof God.Died, in Cedar KnollRestHome, Grass Lake,JacksonCounty, Mich.,July 25,1974 (ageabout 80years).Interment at Draper Cemetery.
Spring ArborCemetery Spring Arbor, Jackson County, Michigan
PopeCemetery Springport, Jackson County, Michigan
Politicians buriedhere: | | Calvin Jay Town (1875-1942) — also known asC. Jay Town — of Parma,JacksonCounty, Mich.; North Adams,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.Born in Liberty Township,JacksonCounty, Mich.,June 29,1875.Republican.Methodistminister; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,1919-24, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928; member ofMichiganstate senate 10th District, 1933-42; defeated in primary, 1924,1930; died in office 1942.Methodist.Englishancestry. Member,Grange;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;OddFellows;ModernWoodmen;Gleaners.DiedJanuary7, 1942 (age66 years, 192days).Interment at Pope Cemetery. | John R. Clement (1868-1944) — ofCalhounCounty, Mich.Born in1868.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Calhoun County 2nd District,1925-30; defeated in primary, 1930.Died in1944(ageabout76 years).Interment at Pope Cemetery.
FairviewCemetery Tompkins, Jackson County, Michigan
Politicians buriedhere: | | John Russell Fisk (1867-1948) — also known asJ. Russell Fisk — of Tompkins Township,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Tompkins Township,JacksonCounty, Mich.,April 8,1867.Republican.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,1903-06, 1911-12; defeated, 1912; Republican Presidential Elector forMichigan,1917.Died in1948(ageabout81 years).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
Mt. HopeCemetery Waterloo, Jackson County, Michigan
Politicians buriedhere: | | Milton Gorton Riethmiller (1907-1984) — also known asM. Gorton Riethmiller — of Michigan. Born in Waterloo,JacksonCounty, Mich.,May 11,1907.Member ofMichiganstate board of education, 1969-76; appointed 1969, 1974.Died in Charlotte,EatonCounty, Mich.,May 29,1984 (age77 years, 18days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery. |  Relatives: Sonof Milton A. Riethmiller and Sarah E. (Gorton) Riethmiller; married1929 toVera Spiroff; married to Peggy Lynne Miller. | |  | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
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