Midland County
Michigan
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Midland County
Michigan
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Midland County
Index to Locations Old EdenvilleCemetery Edenville, Midland County, Michigan
UnknownLocation Midland, Midland County, Michigan
HomerCemetery Midland, Midland County, Michigan
MidlandCemetery 3017 Orchard Drive Midland, Midland County, Michigan Founded 1873 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
|  Frank A. Towsley (1858-1919) — of Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.Born in Galesburg,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,April11, 1858.Republican.Physician;candidate formayorof Midland, Mich., 1908 (Republican primary), 1910 (Independent),1913 (Republican primary), 1914 (Republican primary).Unitarian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, frommyocarditis,in theSanitarium,Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.,July 23,1919 (age61 years, 103days).Interment at Midland Cemetery.
| Abiram Duane Salisbury (1841-1909) — also known asAbram D. Salisbury — of Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.Born inJeffersonCounty, N.Y.,June 17,1841.Republican.Physician;druggist;villagepresident of Midland, Michigan, 1880; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Midland District, 1889-90;candidate formayorof Midland, Mich., 1907 (Republican primary), 1907 (Union).Died in Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.,October16, 1909 (age68 years, 121days).Interment at Midland Cemetery. | David E. Thurber (1846-1917) — of Ingersoll Township,MidlandCounty, Mich.; Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.Born inCanada,January28, 1846.Democrat.Farmer;president and secretary, Farmers MutualInsuranceAssociation;coaldealer; candidate formayorof Midland, Mich., 1909, 1912.Methodist.Died, frompneumonia,in Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.,November19, 1917 (age71 years, 295days).Interment at Midland Cemetery.
| Justus Thorington (1848-1927) — also known asChet Thorington — of Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.Born in Prattsville,GreeneCounty, N.Y.,February20, 1848.Democrat.Lumber andtimber business;shinglemanufacturer;liverybusiness;farmer;MidlandCounty Sheriff, 1891-92; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1903-04; defeated, 1900;candidate formayorof Midland, Mich., 1914.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,OddFellows;ModernWoodmen;Foresters;Maccabees.Died in Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.,September26, 1927 (age79 years, 218days).Interment at Midland Cemetery.
| Benjamin Franklin Bradley (1843-1922) — also known asBenjamin F. Bradley — of Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.Born inNiagaraCounty, N.Y.,July 17,1843.Republican.Expressagent; postmaster atMidland,Mich., 1871-83;villagepresident of Midland, Michigan; elected 1884; candidate formayorof Midland, Mich., 1909.Unitarian.Member,Freemasons;ModernWoodmen of America;Maccabees.Died in Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.,December31, 1922 (age79 years, 167days).Interment at Midland Cemetery.
 Leland Ira Doan (1894-1974) — also known asLeland I. Doan — of Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.Born in North Bend,DodgeCounty, Neb.,November9, 1894.Republican. President, DowChemicalCompany, 1949-62; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1952-59; director, Michigan BellTelephoneCompany; director, NationalBank ofDetroit.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;SigmaChi.Died in Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.,April 4,1974 (age79 years, 146days).Interment at Midland Cemetery.
| Aaron Tyler Bliss (1885-1964) — also known asAaron T. Bliss — of Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Peterboro,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1885.MidlandCounty Clerk, 1919-32; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Midland District, 1935-36;abstract andtitle business.Died, in ahospitalat Midland,MidlandCounty, Mich.,April24, 1964 (age78 years, 234days).Interment at Midland Cemetery; cenotaph atPeterboroCemetery, Peterboro, N.Y.
New JeromeTownship Cemetery Center Street Sanford, Midland County, Michigan
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