| |  George F. Addes (1910-1990) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; St. Clair Shores,MacombCounty, Mich.Born in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,August26, 1910.Democrat.Automobile worker;secretary-treasurerof the United Automobile Workers union, 1936-47; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1944;tavernowner.Catholic.Lebaneseancestry. Member,UnitedAuto Workers.Died, fromheartfailure, in Bon SecoursHospital,Grosse Pointe,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 19,1990 (age79 years, 297days).Burial location unknown. | | Frederick Moulton Alger (1876-1933) — also known asFrederick M. Alger;Fred M.Alger —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 27,1876.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1909;treasurerof Michigan Republican Party, 1911-13; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1915, 1917; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1916;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; director, Packard MotorCompany,automobile manufacturer; director, People's WayneCountyBank.Member,AmericanLegion.Accidentallyinjured his left leg while attending the American Legionconvention in Chicago; his condition worsened, presumably due toinfection,and the leg was amputated, but he died soon after, in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,December30, 1933 (age57 years, 186days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Thomas Jefferson Anderson (1919-1994) — also known asThomas J. Anderson — of Southgate,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,November21, 1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in theU.S. Army during the Korean conflict;engineer;supervisor of publications andautomotive assembly problemcontrol,Ford Motor Company; director, SouthgateBank;mayorof Southgate, Mich., 1958-61; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 28th District, 1965-82; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1984.Protestant.Member,Kiwanis;AmericanLegion.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,September18, 1994 (age74 years, 301days).Burial location unknown. | | Lyle B. Austin (1893-1981) — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.; East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Mason,InghamCounty, Mich.,July 6,1893.Republican. Purchasing agent,Olds Motor Works;real estatebroker; Lansing city assessor;chair ofIngham County Republican Party, 1934-37, 1947-50; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1935-39; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1936,1948;InghamCounty Treasurer, 1939; postmaster atLansing,Mich., 1953-61 (acting, 1953-54).Baptist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Eagles;OddFellows.Died inBrowardCounty, Fla.,January12, 1981 (age87 years, 190days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Lansing, Mich. | | Donald E. Bates (1883-1949) — also known asDon E. Bates — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich., December,1883.Republican. Secretary for anautomobile manufacturing company;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1932.Died in1949(ageabout65 years).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich. | | David Bing (b. 1943) — also known asDave Bing — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born inWashington,D.C.,November24, 1943.Playedprofessionalbasketball for the Detroit Pistons and other teams, 1966-75;named to the BasketballHall ofFame in 1990; founder, president, and chairman of BingSteel(later, The Bing Group), supplier toautomobile manufacturers;mayorof Detroit, Mich., 2009-13.Baptist.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2020. | | Lana L. Boldi (born c.1941) — of Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.; Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.; Kentwood,KentCounty, Mich.Born about 1941. Democrat.Automobile worker;internationalrepresentative for the United Auto Workers union; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1976,1980,1984,1988,2000;member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1977; Democratic PresidentialElector for Michigan,2000(voted forAlGore andJosephI. Lieberman);chair ofKent County Democratic Party, 2001-02.Female.Member,UnitedAuto Workers;UrbanLeague.Still living as of 2007.  | James L. Boyd, Sr. (b. 1909) — of Ecorse,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Princeton,CaldwellCounty, Ky.,July 5,1909.Democrat.Auto worker;schoolprincipal;supermarketmanager;real estatebroker; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 17th District,1957-58; candidate forMichiganstate senate 5th District, 1966.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Elks;UnitedAuto Workers.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives:Married to Edna Louise Winston. | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1957-58 |
| | | George Everett Boysen (b. 1890) — also known asGeorge E. Boysen — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Port Clinton,OttawaCounty, Ohio,March15, 1890.Republican. Employed withBuick Motor Company, 24 years;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1932, 1936;mayor ofFlint, Mich., 1935-36; candidate forMichiganstate senate 13th District, 1938.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Charles Boysen and Caroline Boysen; married,June 18,1913, to Kathryn Wadsworth. |
| | Benjamin Paul Burczyk (1901-1978) — also known asBen P. Burczyk — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,August14, 1901.Automobile worker; constable; bailiff; candidate in Democraticprimary forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1944; candidate in Republican primary forMichiganstate senate 2nd District, 1948.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,October27, 1978 (age77 years, 74days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof August Burczyk and Anna (Lewandowski) Burczyk; married,September30, 1933, to Anna Simowski. |
 | Edward Carey (1905-1957) — also known asEd Carey — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in East Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,January2, 1905.Democrat.Automobile worker;President ofLocal 7, andinternationalrepresentative, United Auto Workers; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1945-46, 1949-57 (Wayne County1st District 1945-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 3rd District 1955-57);defeated, 1946; died in office 1957; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1952(member,CredentialsCommittee),1956.Catholic.Member,UnitedAuto Workers;Knightsof Columbus.Died in1957(ageabout52 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Anthony Carey and Margaret Carey; married,March24, 1939, to Beatrice Arlene Warren. | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1957-58 |
| | | Roy Dikeman Chapin (1880-1936) — also known asRoy D. Chapin — of Grosse Pointe Farms,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,February23, 1880.President, HudsonMotor Car Company;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1932-33.Member,PhiDelta Theta.Died, frompneumonia,in Henry FordHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February16, 1936 (age55 years, 358days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Frederick A. Chapman Jr. (1930-2012) — of Orleans Township,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,May 13,1930.Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;publicrelations executive; worked forMercedes-Benz of NorthAmerica; member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1970;universityprofessor; Orleans Township Supervisor; member, Ionia County RoadCommission.Catholic.Died in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,July 25,2012 (age82 years, 73days).Interment atSts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Ionia, Mich. | | LeeRoy Clark (1922-2002) — of Millington,TuscolaCounty, Mich.Born in Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,August29, 1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in theU.S. Army during the Korean conflict;auto worker at ChevroletV-8 Engine Plant in Flint;boardmember, United Auto Workers Local 659; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 84th District, 1966; member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1973.Member,NAACP;UrbanLeague;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in Millington,TuscolaCounty, Mich.,November23, 2002 (age80 years, 86days).Interment atPineGrove Cemetery, Arbela Township, Tuscola County, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof George Clark and Mary (Jackson) Clark; married,January26, 1951, to Eartha Mae 'Billie' Kyles. |
| | Paul E. Clark (born c.1923) — of Ypsilanti Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born about 1923. Democrat. Gauge specialist in quality control, at aFord MotorCompany plant; candidate forsupervisorof Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1961.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Howard Aldridge Coffin (1877-1956) — also known asHoward A. Coffin — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Middleboro,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,June 11,1877.Republican. Sales representative, Ginn & Companybookpublishers, 1901-11; controller, WarrenMotor Car Company,1911-13; regional manager, FirestoneTireandRubberCompany, 1913-18; secretary, DetroitPressedSteel Company, 1918-21; assistant to president, CadillacMotorCar Company, 1921-25; vice-president, later president, White StarOilRefining Company, 1925-33; division manager, Socony-VacuumOilCompany, 1933;U.S.Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1947-49; defeated,1944, 1948.Baptist.Member,Rotary.Died inWashington,D.C.,February28, 1956 (age78 years, 262days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | John Patrick Connors (b. 1892) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 23,1892.Democrat.Electricalengineer;employed byFord Motor Company for 16 years;real estatesales; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District;elected 1932.Burial location unknown. | | James Couzens (1872-1936) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Chatham,Ontario,August26, 1872.Republican. In 1903, along withHenryFord and others, organized theFord Motor Company; Detroitpolice commissioner, 1916; Republican Presidential Elector forMichigan,1917;mayorof Detroit, Mich., 1919-22;U.S.Senator from Michigan, 1922-36; appointed 1922; defeated, 1936;died in office 1936; candidate for Republican nomination for VicePresident,1932.Englishancestry.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,October22, 1936 (age64 years, 57days).Entombed in mausoleum atWoodlawnCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | David Alan Curson (b. 1948) — also known asDavid A. Curson — of Belleville,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,November4, 1948.Democrat.Automobile worker; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,2000,2004,2008;U.S.Representative from Michigan 11th District, 2012-13.Member,UnitedAuto Workers.Still living as of 2014. | | Paul Dinger (born c.1871) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born inGermany,about 1871.Socialist. Die maker inautomobile factory; Socialist Laborcandidate forsecretaryof state of Michigan, 1922; Socialist Labor candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1924, 1928; Socialist Labor candidate forMichiganstate treasurer, 1930.Burial location unknown. | | John Francis Dodge (1864-1920) — also known asJohn F. Dodge — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.,October25, 1864.Republican. Earlyautomobile manufacturer; made parts forOldsmobile and Ford in the early 20th century; co-founder of DodgeBrothersMotor Car Company in 1914, manufacturer of Dodge carsand trucks; the Dodge operation became part of Chrysler Corporationin 1928; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1916.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January14, 1920 (age55 years, 81days).Entombed atWoodlawnCemetery, Detroit, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Rugg Dodge and Maria Duval (Casto) Dodge; married,September22, 1892, to Ivy Hawkins; married,December9, 1903, to Isabelle Smith; married,December10, 1907, toMatildaRausch; uncle ofHoraceElgin Dodge Jr.. | | | | Political family:Dodge-Duke-Cromwellfamily of Detroit, Michigan (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
 | Harold Hunter Emmons (1875-1962) — also known asHarold H. Emmons — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 30,1875.Republican.Lawyer;secretary-treasurer, RegalMotor Car Company, 1913-17; incharge ofaviationengine construction for Army and Navy during World War I;officer, Stout MetalAirplaneCo.; organizer and director, NationalAirTransport Co.; organizer and president,AircraftDevelopment Corp., NorthwestAirways,Inc.; organizer and general counsel, StinsonAircraftCorp.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1928;DetroitPoliceCommissioner, 1930; candidate formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1931.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;DeltaChi;AmericanLegion;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died, in Jennings MemorialHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,May 20,1962 (age86 years, 324days).Interment atRoselandPark Cemetery, Berkley, Mich. | | | Michael Ference Jr. (1911-1996) — of Dearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Whiting,LakeCounty, Ind.,November6, 1911.Democrat.Universityprofessor;scientist;vice-president for research,Ford Motor Company; member ofWayne StateUniversity board of governors, 1960-63; defeated, 1963.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;SigmaXi.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,July 24,1996 (age84 years, 261days).Burial location unknown. | | Joseph Edward Gerald Finkbeiner (1942-2013) — also known asJoe Finkbeiner — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.; Eagle,ClintonCounty, Mich.Born in Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.,March10, 1942.Democrat.Electrician;automobile worker;chair ofIngham County Democratic Party, 1973-78.Member,American CivilLiberties Union;UnitedAuto Workers.DiedFebruary26, 2013 (age70 years, 353days).Interment atSt. Mary's Cemetery, Westphalia, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Clifford Finkbeiner and Monica (Anderson) Finkbeiner; married toSherryLee Gilcher. |
| | Henry Ford (1863-1947) — of Dearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Springwells Township (now part of Dearborn),WayneCounty, Mich.,July 30,1863.Engineer;inventor;founder,Ford Motor Company, 1903; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1916;Democratic candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1918; candidate for Democratic nominationfor President,1924.Episcopalian.Scotch-IrishandBelgianancestry. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Publisher, in 1919-27, of theDearborn Independent newspaper,which promotedanti-Semiticideas through articles such as "The International Jew: The World'sProblem," which were reprinted as pamphlets and books. In 1927, alibellawsuit against Ford over these writings led him toshutdown the paper and publiclyrecantits contents.Died, from astroke,in Dearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.,April 7,1947 (age83 years, 251days).Interment atFordCemetery, Detroit, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof William Ford and Mary (Litogot) Ford; married,April11, 1888, to Clara Jane Bryant; uncle ofClarenceWilliam Ford; second cousin once removed ofClydeMcKinlock Ford. | | | | Political family:Fordfamily of Detroit and Dearborn, Michigan. | | | | Cross-reference:JamesCouzens —HermanBernstein —AlfredJ. Murphy —MartinC. Ansorge —WilliamA. Lucking | | | | Personal motto:"Efficiency." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Henry Ford: DouglasBrinkley,Wheelsfor the World : Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress,1903-2003 — William A. Levinson,HenryFord's Lean Vision — Pat McCarthy,HenryFord : Building Cars for Everyone (for youngreaders) — David Weitzman,ModelT : How Henry Ford Built a Legend (for youngreaders) | | | | Critical books about Henry Ford: MaxWallace,TheAmerican Axis : Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, and the Rise of theThird Reich — Neil Baldwin,HenryFord and the Jews : The Mass Production of Hate |
| | Richard T. Frankensteen (1907-1977) — also known asDick Frankensteen — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,March 6,1907.Democrat.Automobile worker; firstpresident,Automotive Industrial Workers Association; later,internationalvice-president, United Auto Workers; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1940,1944(speaker);candidate formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1945, 1949 (primary).Member,UnitedAuto Workers.Died in Highland Park,WayneCounty, Mich., April,1977(age70years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Douglas Andrew Fraser (1916-2008) — also known asDouglas A. Fraser;DougFraser —of Dearborn,WayneCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Glasgow,Scotland,December18, 1916.Democrat.Automobile worker; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1960,1968(alternate),1972,1976;president,United Auto Workers, 1977-83.Scottishancestry.Died, fromemphysema,in ProvidenceHospital,Southfield,OaklandCounty, Mich.,February23, 2008 (age91 years, 67days). Hisbody wasdonated to Wayne State University Medical School.  | Robert James Fulner (b. 1983) — also known asJim Fulner — of Berkley,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in North Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.,May 24,1983.Libertarian.Softwaresystemsengineerfor anautomobile manufacturing supplier; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 9th District, 2012; Libertariancandidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,2012(on behalf ofGaryE. Johnson); Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forMichigan,2020(on behalf ofJoJorgensen andJeremyCohen).Christian.Still living as of 2020. | | | Earl C. Gallagher (b. 1899) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born inOntonagonCounty, Mich.,October15, 1899.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked forcarmakers Ford Motor Company and Chrysler Corporation; memberofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1937-44; removed 1944; defeated, 1954 (Wayne County 10th District);chargedon January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former statelegislators) withacceptingbribes;tried,convicted,andsentencedto 3-5 years inprison;chargedon July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) withacceptingbribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire casecollapsed when the star prosecution witness,CharlesF. Hemans, refused to testify.Member,Elks;AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1936 to MaryThibault. |
| | Joseph Gulvezan (1907-1991) — ofWayneCounty, Mich.Born in1907.Progressive.Auto worker; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1948.Member,UnitedAuto Workers.Retireedirector ofRegion 1B, United Auto Workers;columnistin UAWnewspaper;president of the Detroit Metropolitan Council of Senior Citizens.Died in1991(ageabout84 years).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Robert A. Haggerty — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.Democrat.Coal miner;automobile worker;financialsecretary, Local 946, United Automobile Workers;financialsecretary, Greater Detroit Maintenance and Power House WorkersCouncil, UAW-CIO; Political Action CommitteeCoordinatorfor Wayne County Council CIO; constable; member ofMichiganstate senate 21st District, 1949-54; defeated in primary, 1954;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 8th District,1956, 1960.Member,UnitedAuto Workers.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Michael Haggerty and Margaret Haggerty; married1938 toKatherine Maguire. |
| | John Alfred Hannah (1902-1991) — also known asJohn A. Hannah — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,October9, 1902.Republican.Agriculturalextension agent;presidentof Michigan State College, 1941-55, and Michigan State University,1955-69; director,Motor Wheel Corporation, Michigan BellTelephoneCompany, AmericanBank andTrust Company, and Manufacturers NationalBank ofDetroit;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 14th SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Rotary;NewcomenSociety;PhiEta Sigma;PhiKappa Phi;SigmaDelta Chi;PiKappa Delta;AlphaZeta.Died in1991(ageabout88 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Wilfred Steele Hannah and Mary Ellen (Malone) Hannah; married toSarah May Shaw. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Daton Earl Harrow (1903-1983) — also known asD. Earl Harrow — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.; Davison,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Ohio,March17, 1903.Auto worker; Prohibition candidate forMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1953; Prohibition candidate forWayne StateUniversity board of governors, 1959.FreeMethodist.Died in Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,January11, 1983 (age79 years, 300days).Interment atDavison Cemetery, Davison, Mich. | | Raymond W. Hood (1936-2002) — also known asRay Hood — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,January1, 1936.Democrat. Assembler,Ford Motor Company; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1965-82 (14th District 1965-72,7th District 1973-82); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Michigan,1968(alternate),1976,1980,1988;candidate forMichiganstate senate 3rd District, 1982.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;UnitedAuto Workers.Died in Port Charlotte,CharlotteCounty, Fla.,March29, 2002 (age66 years, 87days).Interment atRoselandPark Cemetery, Berkley, Mich. | | Albert R. Horrigan (1909-1972) — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Mt. Morris Township,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,March16, 1909.Democrat. Employee,Buick Motor Car Co.; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1953-70 (Genesee County 1stDistrict 1953-64, 82nd District 1965-70).Catholic.Member,UnitedAuto Workers;Knightsof Columbus;Eagles.Died in1972(ageabout63 years).Burial location unknown. | | Mildred Jeffrey (1910-2004) — also known asMillie Jeffrey;MildredMcWilliams —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Alton,SiouxCounty, Iowa,December29, 1910.Democrat.Organizerfor the AmalgamatedClothingWorkers in the 1930s;director,Women's Bureau, and later the community relations and consumeraffairs departments, UnitedAutomobile Workers; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1956,1960,1968,1976,1980;member, Arrangements Committee,1964;member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1957-61; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Michigan, 1961-69; candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County12th District, 1961; member ofWayne StateUniversity board of governors; elected 1974.Female.Member,Americansfor Democratic Action;American CivilLiberties Union.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 2000.Died, in anursinghome at Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,March24, 2004 (age93 years, 86days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1936 to HomerNewman Jeffrey. |
| | Otis Wells Johnson (b. 1855) — of Racine,RacineCounty, Wis.Born in Saugatuck,AlleganCounty, Mich.,March12, 1855.Republican.Lumberbusiness;farm wagon manufacturer; member ofWisconsinstate senate 3rd District, 1903.Burial location unknown. | | Carlos J. Jolly (1888-1951) — of South Range,HoughtonCounty, Mich.Born in Atlantic Mine,HoughtonCounty, Mich.,July 8,1888.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Houghton County 3rd District,1923-24; attorney forGeneral Motors, 1937-41.Englishancestry.Died, in Henry FordHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,October16, 1951 (age63 years, 100days).Intermentsomewhere in Houghton, Mich. | | Odessa J. Komer (1925-2004) — also known asOdessa Komer — of East Detroit (now Eastpointe),MacombCounty, Mich.; Sterling Heights,MacombCounty, Mich.BornJuly 29,1925.Democrat.Auto worker;vice-president,United Auto Workers, 1974-92; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1976,1980,1984,1988.Female.Member,UnitedAuto Workers;NAACP;NationalOrganization for Women.Inducted into the Michigan Women'sHall ofFame in 1995.DiedJuly 15,2004 (age78 years, 352days).Burial location unknown. | | William V. Kozerski (1921-2003) — of Hamtramck,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Hamtramck,WayneCounty, Mich.,February8, 1921.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; traffic rateanalyst forChrysler Corporation;mayorof Hamtramck, Mich., 1975-79.Catholic.Polishancestry. Member,PolishNational Alliance;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, fromrespiratoryandheartdisease, in Sinai-GraceHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February24, 2003 (age82 years, 16days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Thomas Barrett Leary (b. 1931) — also known asThomas B. Leary — of Michigan. Born in Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.,July 15,1931.Republican.Lawyer;counsel forGeneral Motors, 1971-82; member, Federal TradeCommission, 1999-.Member,American BarAssociation.Still living as of 2004.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Leary and Margaret (Barrett) Leary; married,December18, 1954, to Stephanie Lynn Abbott. |
| | Anton D. Leonatti (1914-1995) — of Michigan; Mesa,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Calumet,HoughtonCounty, Mich.,July 17,1914.Democrat. Employed for many years atFord Motor Company;candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1938.DiedDecember31, 1995 (age81 years, 167days).Interment atQueenof Heaven Cemetery, Mesa, Ariz. | | Andy Linko — of Warren,TrumbullCounty, Ohio; Brownstown Township,WayneCounty, Mich.JourneymanelectricianforFord Motor Company;supervisorof Brownstown Township, Michigan, 2013.Member,UnitedAuto Workers.Still living as of 2014.  | Frank Lovell (1913-1998) — also known asFrederick J. Lang — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Ipava,FultonCounty, Ill.,July 24,1913.Socialist.Seaman;automobile worker; candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1953; Socialist Workers candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1954, 1958, 1964; Socialist Workers candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1960; Socialist Workers candidate forPresidential Elector for Michigan,1960;Socialist Workers candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4thDistrict, 1961; Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Electorfor Michigan,1964;Socialist Workers candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1968; SocialistWorkers candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1968(on behalf ofFredHalstead andPaulBoutelle).Member,UnitedAuto Workers.Died, from aheartattack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1998 (age84 years, 281days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1949 toSarahZucker. | | | | Image source: The Militant, October 27,1958 |
|  | William Alfred Lucking (1882-1960) — also known asWilliam A. Lucking — ofWayneCounty, Mich.; Barton Hills,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 19,1882.Democrat.Lawyer; inthe 1910s and 1920s, he was legal counsel forHenryFord andFord Motor Co.; candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1923; president of a Great Lakessteamshipline.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,August22, 1960 (age78 years, 64days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Robert Strange McNamara (1916-2009) — also known asRobert S. McNamara — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,June 9,1916.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; president,FordMotor Company, 1960-61;U.S.Secretary of Defense, 1961-68; received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom, 1968; president, WorldBank,1968-81; on September 29, 1972, an attacker tried tothrow himoverboard from a ferry to Martha's Vineyard, Mass.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Council onForeign Relations.DiedJuly 6,2009 (age93 years, 27days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973) — also known asCharles S. Mott;C. S. Mott — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,June 2,1875.Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War;mayor ofFlint, Mich., 1912-14, 1918-19; defeated, 1914; candidate inRepublican primary forGovernor ofMichigan, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1924,1940;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1964.Episcopalian.Member,UnitedSpanish War Veterans;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks;Moose;Kiwanis;Rotary.Vice-president ofGeneral Motors. Philanthropist; founder ofCharles Stewart Mott Foundation.Died in Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,February18, 1973 (age97 years, 261days).Entombed atGlenwoodCemetery, Flint, Mich. | | Ernest George Nagel (1893-1955) — also known asErnest G. Nagel;"ErnieHooker" —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Zurich,Switzerland,March3, 1893.Democrat.Boxer;served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I;automotiveengineer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1933-40; defeated in primary, 1952; member ofMichiganstate senate 1st District, 1941-42; defeated in primary, 1942,1944;chargedon January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former statelegislators) withacceptingbribes;tried,convicted,andsentencedto 3-5 years inprison;alsochargedon July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) withacceptingbribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire casecollapsed when the star prosecution witness,CharlesF. Hemans, refused to testify.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion.DiedJuly 26,1955 (age62 years, 145days).Interment atClintonGrove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich. | | William J. Nagel (b. 1873) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,September13, 1873.Democrat.Automobile parts manufacturer; postmaster atDetroit,Mich., 1913-22; member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1927.Catholic.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Nagel and Theresa (Schulte) Nagel; married,February23, 1903, to Emma E. Martz. |
| | Edmond Thomas Neeme (1916-1998) — also known asEdmond T. Neeme — of Grosse Pointe Park,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,April 7,1916.Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; candidate formayorof Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., 1955.Syrianancestry.Founder and CEO of E. T. Neeme Sales Co., manufacturer'srepresentative in theautomobile industry.Died, in Bon SecoursHospital,Grosse Pointe,WayneCounty, Mich.,December18, 1998 (age82 years, 255days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Neeme and Alice Neeme; married to LoisHorn. |
| | Stanley C. Novak (1918-1965) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,April28, 1918.Democrat. Worked for severalautomobile manufacturingcompanies; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1949-54; defeated in primary, 1956; candidate forMichiganstate senate 2nd District, 1955; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1964.Catholic.Member,UnitedAuto Workers.Died in1965(ageabout47 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1942 toRosemary Szott. |
| | Carl W. O'Brien (b. 1930) — of Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.,April 1,1930.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;automobile worker; staff writer forradiostation WQRS-FM; candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County2nd District, 1961; member ofMichiganstate senate 17th District, 1965-66; defeated, 1966, 1970;candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 61st District, 1972.Member,UnitedAuto Workers.Still living as of 1972. | | Joseph G. O'Connor (1904-1967) — of Lincoln Park,WayneCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,May 24,1904.Democrat. Trained as anengineer;gold assayer for Yellow JacketMining Co.,Nevada; worked forChrysler Corporation in the 1930s;executive boardmember, United Auto Workers Local 7, 1938;nationalrepresentative to the Congress of Industrial Organizations,1941-48;advertisingbusiness; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1949-62 (Wayne County 1stDistrict 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-62); defeated inprimary, 1962; candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1951, 1957.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,UnitedAuto Workers;Moose;Elks;Eagles;Maccabees;Knightsof Equity.Died in1967(ageabout63 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Velma Eugen Jones. |
| | Ransom Eli Olds (1864-1950) — also known asRansom E. Olds — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Geneva,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio,June 3,1864.Republican. Founder in 1897 of OldsMotor Vehicle Company,maker of thefirstcommercially successful American-madeautomobile; founder in1905 of the REOMotor Car Company (later, the Olds companybecame the Oldsmobile division ofGeneral Motors, and Reobecame part oftruck manufacturer Diamond Reo); owner ofseveralhotels;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1908.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,August26, 1950 (age86 years, 84days).Entombed atMt.Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Pliny Fisk Olds and Sarah (Whipple) Olds; married,June 5,1889, to Metta Ursula Woodward; second cousin thrice removed ofMartinOlds. | | | | Political families:FourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | OldsHall(built 1917 for the College of Engineering, now used as offices),Michigan StateUniversity,EastLansing, Michigan, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofOldsmar,Florida, isnamed forhim. — R. E. OldsPark,on the waterfront inOldsmar,FLorida, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | William A. Paterson (1838-1921) — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Fergus,Ontario,October3, 1838.Founder and owner of W. A. Paterson Company,carriagemanufacturers; creator of the Patersonautomobile,produced from 1908 to 1923; one of the original stockholders of theBuick Motor Company; helped organize the Union Trust SavingsBank;mayorof Flint, Mich., 1890-91.Died in Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,September8, 1921 (age82 years, 340days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Flint, Mich. | | Matthew C. Patterson — of Grosse Pointe Park,WayneCounty, Mich.President, Dodge Division, and vice-president, Chrysler Corporation,automobile makers;mayorof Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., 1964-78; appointed 1964.Still living as of 1979. | | John Joseph Penczak (1911-1978) — also known asJohn J. Penczak — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Minersville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.,July 13,1911.Democrat.Automobile worker;representativefor the United Auto Workers; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1944;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1949-64 (Wayne County 1stDistrict 1949-54, Wayne County 8th District 1955-64); defeated inprimary, 1964 (25th District), 1965 (24th District), 1966 (25thDistrict), 1967 (19th District), 1968 (21st District), 1970 (21stDistrict); member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1957; candidate in primaryformayorof Detroit, Mich., 1965.Catholic.Member,UnitedAuto Workers;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,October19, 1978 (age67 years, 98days).Burial location unknown. | | John E. Powers Jr. (born c.1944) — of Rhode Island; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born about 1944. Socialist.Machinist;automobile worker; Socialist Workers candidate forGovernor ofRhode Island, 1970; candidate in primary formayor ofBoston, Mass., 1971; Socialist Workers candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1972; SocialistWorkers candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,1972;Independent candidate forU.S.Senator from Ohio, 1980; Socialist Workers candidate forPresidential Elector for Michigan,1988;candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1989.Member,UnitedAuto Workers.Still living as of 1989. | | Hickman Price Jr. — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Democrat. Vice-president, Kaiser-Frazer (automobile makers);delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Lawrence Price (b. 1843) — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Tempolemore, County Tipperary,Ireland,May27, 1843.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;farmer;grocery andproduce business; owner, organizer, or manager oflumber,hardware,anddrygoods firms; president, LansingBrewingCompany; president,Auto Body Works;policechief; member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1915; candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1916.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Martin Price and Ann (Egan) Price; married1867 to MaryAnn Ryan; married1888 to JuliaBradford. |
| | James H. Ramey (1931-2018) — also known asJim Ramey — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.; Okemos,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Lynch,HarlanCounty, Ky.,March15, 1931.Democrat.Automobile worker;financialsecretary for UAW Local 652;internationalrepresentative for the UAW;assistantregional director of UAW Region 1C; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1968,1976,1996;member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1969, 1973; DemocraticPresidential Elector for Michigan,2000(voted forAlGore andJosephI. Lieberman).DiedApril 8,2018 (age87 years, 24days).Burial location unknown.  | Nick J. Rohan (born c.1908) — of Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.Born about 1908.Gasolinestation manager; employed in plant security forFord MotorCo.;mayor ofMonroe, Mich., 1940; defeated, 1940, 1945.Burial location unknown.| | Campaign slogan(1945): "Experienced - Alert - Progressive." | | | | Image source: Campaign ad, MonroeEvening News, December 1, 1945 |
|  | George Wilcken Romney (1907-1995) — also known asGeorge W. Romney — of Grosse Pointe Park,WayneCounty, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Colonia Dublán (now part of Nuevo Casas Grandes),Chihuahua,of American parents,July 8,1907.Republican. Board chairman and president,American Motors,1954-62;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 12th SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62;Governor ofMichigan, 1963-69; resigned 1969; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1964(delegation chair),1968(delegation chair); candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1968;U.S.Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1969-73; member ofWayne StateUniversity board of governors, 1979-84; appointed 1979.Mormon.EnglishandGermanancestry.Died, from aheartattack, in Bloomfield Hills,OaklandCounty, Mich.,July 26,1995 (age88 years, 18days).Interment atFairviewCemetery, Brighton, Mich. | | Carl J. Scheffler (born c.1911) — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich., about 1911.Insurancebusiness; director of industrial relations, Parts and EquipmentDivision,Ford Motor Company;mayorof Ypsilanti, Mich., 1953-54.Member,Lions.Burial location unknown. | | James Settles Jr. (born c.1951) — also known asJames Settles;Jimmy Settles — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born about 1951. Democrat.Automobile worker;regionaldirector, United Automobile Workers; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,2004.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP.Still living as of 2006. | | Otis Milton Smith (1922-1994) — also known asOtis M. Smith — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,February20, 1922.Democrat.Lawyer;Michiganstate auditor general, 1959-61; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1960;justiceof Michigan state supreme court, 1961-66; appointed 1961;defeated, 1966;firstBlack member of the Michigan Supreme Court; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1967-71; Democratic PresidentialElector for Michigan,1968(voted forHubertH. Humphrey andEdmundS. Muskie); vice-president and general counsel ofGeneralMotors.Africanancestry. Member,UrbanLeague;Kiwanis.Died, ofprostatecancer, in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,June 29,1994 (age72 years, 129days).Burial location unknown. | | Roy Smith (b. 1924) — of Ypsilanti Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Livingston,OvertonCounty, Tenn.,February12, 1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;analyst forFord Motor Company;supervisorof Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1959-66; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 52nd District, 1967-72, 1975-82;defeated, 1962 (Washtenaw County 2nd District), 1972 (22nd District);Saline city administrator, 1973-74; candidate forMichiganstate senate 18th District, 1982.BaptistorChurchof Christ. Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1949 toShirley Sanford. |
| | Joseph J. Swope (born c.1897) — of Ypsilanti Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born about 1897. Democrat.Patternmaker;worked forKaiser-Frazer; candidate forsupervisorof Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1949, 1953.Burial location unknown. | | James Tierney (1905-1981) — of Garden City,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.,November24, 1905.Democrat. Employee,Ford Motor Company;mayorof Garden City, Mich., 1956-60; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 36th District, 1965-72.Baptist.Member,OptimistClub.On July 25, 1957, following a Planning Commission meeting, he wasshot sixtimes by building contractor Lester Ellerhorst, who was angeredby city officials' criticism of his work on the Garden City policestation.Died in1981(ageabout75 years).Burial location unknown. | | Roger B. Townsend (1912-1987) — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Born inClevelandCounty, Ark.,March29, 1912.Democrat. Bridge crane operator for BuickMotor Car Company;recordingsecretary of United Auto Workers Local 599;real estatebroker; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Genesee County 1st District,1953-64; defeated in primary, 1964 (82nd District), 1966 (80thDistrict), 1968 (80th District), 1970 (80th District), 1972 (80thDistrict).Africanancestry. Member,UnitedAuto Workers;Elks;UrbanLeague;NAACP;Freemasons.Died in Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,January18, 1987 (age74 years, 295days).Burial location unknown. | | Edward John Walsh (1904-1975) — also known asEdward J. Walsh — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,October22, 1904.Democrat.Automobile worker; constable; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1933-44; removed 1944;chargedon January 22, 1944 (along with 19 other current and former statelegislators) withacceptingbribes;tried,convicted,andsentencedto 3-5 years inprison;chargedon December 6, 1944 (along with four other legislators) withacceptingbribes from naturopathic physicians;tried in1945, but the jury was unable to reach a verdict;retriedandconvicted;chargedon July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) withacceptingbribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire casecollapsed when the star prosecution witness,CharlesF. Hemans, refused to testify.Died in1975(ageabout70 years).Burial location unknown. | | Sam Weiman (born c.1920) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born about 1920.Automobile worker; candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1969.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Francis D. Williams (1916-1960) — also known asFrank D. Williams — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,August24, 1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;welder;machine designer and repairman,Ford Motor Company;businessrepresentative for AFSCME Local 595; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1953-60 (Wayne County 1stDistrict 1953-54, Wayne County 2nd District 1955-60); defeated inprimary, 1950; died in office 1960.Catholic.Member,Lions;AFSCME;Amvets.Died in1960(ageabout43 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married1947 to MaryLouise Beard. |
 | Charles Erwin Wilson (1890-1961) — also known asCharles E. Wilson;"EngineCharlie" —of Bloomfield Hills,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Minerva,StarkCounty, Ohio,July 18,1890.Republican.Electricalengineer;president,General Motors, 1941-53;U.S.Secretary of Defense, 1953-57;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956.Episcopalian.Famed for saying, during his confirmation hearings, that "for years Ithought what was good for the country was good for General Motors andvice versa.".Died in Norwood,EastFeliciana Parish, La.,September26, 1961 (age71 years, 70days).Interment atAcaciaPark Cemetery, Beverly Hills, Mich. | | | Leonard E. Wood (b. 1917) — of Redford Township,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,January27, 1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;EngineeringillustratorforGeneral Motors, later for the Wayne County RoadCommission; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives; elected 1952, 1954.Episcopalian.Member,Kiwanis;Moose;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Leonard Freel Woodcock (1911-2001) — also known asLeonard Woodcock — of Grosse Pointe Park,WayneCounty, Mich.; Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,February15, 1911.Democrat.Automobile worker; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1952,1956,1960,1968;member ofWayne StateUniversity board of governors; elected 1959;president,UnitedAuto Workers, 1970-77; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Michigan,1976;U.S. Ambassador toChina, 1979-81.Member,UnitedAuto Workers;NAACP;American CivilLiberties Union.Died, ofpulmonarycomplications, in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,January16, 2001 (age89 years, 336days).Burial location unknown. | | Thomas Yeager — of Melvindale,WayneCounty, Mich.Automobile worker;official ofUnited Auto Workers Local 600; candidate formayorof Melvindale, Mich., 1946.Member,UnitedAuto Workers.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | James Churchill Zeder (1900-1975) — also known asJames C. Zeder — of Bloomfield Hills,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born inCharlevoixCounty, Mich.,April17, 1900.Republican. Vice-president forengineering,Chrysler Corporationautomobile manufacturers; candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1961.Died in Bloomfield Hills,OaklandCounty, Mich.,May 25,1975 (age75 years, 38days).Entombed in mausoleum atHolySepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Mich.
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