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	Relatives: SonofGeorgeShiras Jr..
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Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: Alfred Peter Swineford (1836-1909) — also known asAlfred P. Swineford — of Albert Lea,FreebornCounty, Minn.; Marquette,MarquetteCounty, Mich.;Sitka,Alaska; Ketchikan,KetchikanGateway Borough, Alaska.Born in Ashland,AshlandCounty, Ohio,September14, 1836.Democrat. Postmaster atAlbertLea, Minn., 1857-58;newspapereditor and publisher; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Marquette District, 1871-72;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1872;mayorof Marquette, Mich., 1874-75; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1878;Governorof Alaska District, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Alaska Territory,1904(HonoraryVice-President); candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1906.Died inJuneau,Alaska,October26, 1909 (age73 years, 42days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Juneau, Alaska; cenotaph at Park Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Samuel Swineford and Jane (Collins) Swineford; married to PsycheC. Flower; married,August21, 1886, to Minnie E. (Marks) Smith.
		See alsoNNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

Peter White (1820-1908) — of Marquette,MarquetteCounty, Mich.Born in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October31, 1820.Democrat.Merchant;lawyer;banker;founder of Cleveland Cliffsminingcompany; postmaster atCarpRiver, Mich., 1851-56;Marquette,Mich., 1856; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Chippewa District, 1857-58;member ofMichiganstate senate 32nd District, 1875-76; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1876,1888,1896;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1882; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1904-08; died in office 1908.Died in Marquette,MarquetteCounty, Mich.,1908(ageabout87 years).Interment at Presque Isle Park.

Alexander Maitland (1844-1925) — of Negaunee,MarquetteCounty, Mich.Born in Ayrshire,Scotland,June20, 1844.Republican.Miningexecutive;mayorof Negaunee, Mich., 1889; member ofMichiganstate senate 31st District, 1897-1900;LieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1903-06.Scottishancestry.DiedJune 12,1925 (age80 years, 357days).Interment at Negaunee Cemetery.

John Quincy Adams (1837-1913) — also known asJohn Q. Adams — of Negaunee,MarquetteCounty, Mich.Born in Cornwall,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November2, 1837.Republican.Lawyer;insurancebusiness;MarquetteCounty Prosecuting Attorney; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Marquette County, 1883-84;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1892.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;KnightsTemplar.DiedFebruary25, 1913 (age75 years, 115days).Interment at Negaunee Cemetery.

Dominic J. Jacobetti (1920-1994) — also known asD. J. Jacobetti;"Pooga";"King Jake" —of Negaunee,MarquetteCounty, Mich.Born in Negaunee,MarquetteCounty, Mich.,July 20,1920.Democrat.Representative,United Steelworkers of America; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1955-94 (Marquette County1955-64, 108th District 1965-92, 109th District 1993-94); died inoffice 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1960,1964.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,UnitedSteelworkers of America;Moose;Eagles;Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Lions.DiedNovember28, 1994 (age74 years, 131days).Entombed in mausoleum at Northland Chapel Gardens.

	Relatives:Married1942 to MarieD. Burnette.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

Richard Charles Flannigan (1857-1928) — also known asRichard C. Flannigan — of Norway,DickinsonCounty, Mich.Born in Ontonagon,OntonagonCounty, Mich.,December12, 1857.Lawyer;MarquetteCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82, 1885-86; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1888;mayor of Norway, Mich., 1891;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 31st District,1907-08;circuitjudge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1910-27; appointed 1910;resigned 1927;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1927-28; appointed 1927; died inoffice 1928;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1928; died in office1928.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died, ofcancer,in ahospitalat Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February17, 1928 (age70 years, 67days).Entombed at Holy Cross Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof James Flannigan and Ellen (Sullivan) Flannigan; married,November11, 1884, to Anna Haessly.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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