 |  Paul Lincoln Adams (1908-1990) — also known asPaul L. Adams — of Sault Ste. Marie,ChippewaCounty, Mich.; East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.; Bath Township,ClintonCounty, Mich.Born in Sault Ste. Marie,ChippewaCounty, Mich.,April 9,1908.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1938-42; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1942; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1956-57; resigned 1957;Michiganstate attorney general, 1958-61; appointed 1958; resigned 1961;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1960;justiceof Michigan state supreme court, 1962, 1964-72; appointed 1962;defeated, 1962.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;PhiEta Sigma;Phi Beta Kappa.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,November23, 1990 (age82 years, 228days).Burial location unknown. | | | Vera Andrus (1896-1976) — of Port Huron,St. ClairCounty, Mich.; Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Born in Reedsburg,SaukCounty, Wis.,August21, 1896.Republican.Schoolteacher;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from St. ClairDistrict, 1961-62.Female.ChristianScientist. Member,League of WomenVoters;AmericanAssociation of University Women;NationalEducation Association;Phi Beta Kappa;AmericanHistorical Association.Died in August,1976(ageabout80 years).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives:Daughter of William Andrus and Alice (Barton) Andrus. |
| | Vera Burridge Baits (1892-1963) — also known asVera Burridge — of Grosse Pointe Park,WayneCounty, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,May 15,1892.Republican.Schoolteacher; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1943-57; appointed 1943.Female.Member,DeltaGamma;Phi Beta Kappa.Died in1963(ageabout71 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of George Theodore Burridge and Nellie (Roe) Burridge;married,July 15,1919, to Stuart Gordon Baits. |
| | Robert Gaylord Barnes (1914-1977) — of Dobbs Ferry,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.,October18, 1914.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Ambassador toJordan, 1964-66; manager of international government relations,MobilOilCorporation.Presbyterian.Member,Phi Beta Kappa.Died, in the Albert Einstein College of MedicineHospital,Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,October24, 1977 (age63 years, 6days).Burial location unknown.  | Junius Emery Beal (1860-1942) — also known asJunius E. Beal;Junius EmeryField —of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Port Huron,St. ClairCounty, Mich.,February23, 1860.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;real estatebroker; Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1889;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1stDistrict, 1905-06; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1908-39; vice-president, Farmersand MerchantsBank;president, Ann Arbor and YpsilantiStreetRailway Co.; officer ofgas andelectric utilities.Methodist.Englishancestry. Member,BetaTheta Pi;Phi Beta Kappa;Rotary;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Sonsof the American Revolution.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,June 24,1942 (age82 years, 121days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich. | | Elizabeth S. Brater (b. 1951) — also known asLiz Brater — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April12, 1951.Democrat.Mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1991-93; defeated, 1993; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 53rd District, 1995-2002; memberofMichiganstate senate 18th District, 2003-.Female.Jewish. Member,Phi Beta Kappa.Still living as of 2025. | | Dennis O. Cawthorne (b. 1940) — of Manistee,ManisteeCounty, Mich.; Mackinac Island,MackinacCounty, Mich.Born in Manistee,ManisteeCounty, Mich.,April29, 1940.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 98th District, 1967-78; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1976;lobbyist;member (1991-2013) and chair (2011-13), Mackinac Island State ParkCommission.Member,Phi Beta Kappa;SigmaChi.Still living as of 2013.  | George Clifton Edwards Jr. (1914-1995) — also known asGeorge Edwards — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,August6, 1914.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer; candidate formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1949; probate judge in Michigan, 1951-54;circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-56; appointed 1954; resigned1956;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1956-62; appointed 1956; resigned1962;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1963-.Episcopalian.Member,Phi Beta Kappa;KappaSigma;Council onForeign Relations;American BarAssociation;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;AmericanJudicature Society.Died in1995(ageabout80 years).Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
|  | Eugene B. Elliott (1896-1971) — of Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Pontiac,OaklandCounty, Mich.,April 6,1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I;schoolteacher;superintendentof schools;Michigansuperintendent of public instruction, 1935-48; appointed 1935;resigned 1948.Member,Freemasons;PhiDelta Kappa;PhiKappa Phi;Phi Beta Kappa;Rotary;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.DiedSeptember25, 1971 (age75 years, 172days).Interment atAdrianCenter Cemetery, Adrian, 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 MotorCompany; member ofWayne StateUniversity board of governors, 1960-63; defeated, 1963.Member,Phi Beta Kappa;SigmaXi.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,July 24,1996 (age84 years, 261days).Burial location unknown.  | Peter Bacon Fletcher (1932-2012) — also known asPeter B. Fletcher — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born, in BeyerHospital,Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,February29, 1932.Republican. President of credit bureau; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1967; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Michigan,1976;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Michigan, 1977-81; member ofMichiganState University board of trustees, 1980-84; appointed 1980.Methodist.Scottish,English,andFrenchancestry. Member,Rotary;Phi Beta Kappa;PhiKappa Phi;PiSigma Alpha.Died, in the Gilbert Residencenursinghome, Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,September28, 2012 (age80 years, 213days).Cremated. | | Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (b. 1959) — also known asJennifer M. Granholm;Jennifer Judith AlfredaGranholm —of Northville Township,WayneCounty, Mich.; Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Vancouver,BritishColumbia,February5, 1959.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1996,2000,2004,2008;Michiganstate attorney general, 1999-2002;Governor ofMichigan, 2003-10.Female.Catholic.Member,Phi Beta Kappa.Inducted into the Michigan Women'sHall ofFame, 2004.Still living as of 2014. | | Robert James Harris (1930-2005) — also known asRobert J. Harris;Bob Harris — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October5, 1930.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;Rhodesscholar;lawyer;lawprofessor;mayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1969-73.Jewish.Lithuanianancestry. Member,Phi Beta Kappa;Order ofthe Coif.Died, ofbrainlymphoma, in Scio Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,July 10,2005 (age74 years, 278days).Interment atArborcrestMemorial Park, Ann Arbor, Mich. | | David Emil Heineman (b. 1865) — also known asDavid E. Heineman — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,October17, 1865.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1899-1900; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1916, 1918.Jewish. Member,Phi Beta Kappa.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Emil S. Heineman and Fanny (Butzel) Heineman; married,May 14,1919, to Tessa Demmon. |
| | James H. Heinze (b. 1914) — of Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.Born in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,September4, 1914.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;insuranceexecutive; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 45th District, 1967-72; defeatedin primary, 1972.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Lions;Phi Beta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;DeltaTau Delta;NavyLeague.Burial location unknown. | | Paul Hillegonds (b. 1949) — of Holland,OttawaCounty, Mich.Born in Holland,OttawaCounty, Mich.,March 4,1949.Republican. Legislative and administrative assistant to U.S. Rep.PhilipRuppe; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1979-96 (54th District 1979-92,88th District 1993-96);Speaker ofthe Michigan State House of Representatives, 1995-96; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1992;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1996.ReformedChurch in America. Member,Jaycees;Phi Beta Kappa.Still living as of 1996. | | Karl K. Leibrand (1902-1967) — of Bay City,BayCounty, Mich.Born inIsabellaCounty, Mich.,October1, 1902.Republican.Lawyer;BayCounty Circuit Court Commissioner, 1935-36;BayCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1939-42;circuitjudge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1944-53;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 24th SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62.Episcopalian.Member,Phi Beta Kappa;PhiKappa Phi;American BarAssociation;Freemasons;OddFellows;Grange.Died in1967(ageabout64 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof G. C. Leibrand and Minnie (Kilburn) Leibrand; married to ShirleyL. Hodge. |
| | George Van Ness Lothrop (1817-1897) — also known asGeorge V. N. Lothrop — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Easton,BristolCounty, Mass.,August8, 1817.Democrat.Lawyer;Michiganstate attorney general, 1848-51; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1856, 1860; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1860;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S. MinistertoRussia, 1885-88.Englishancestry. Member,Phi Beta Kappa;AlphaDelta Phi.Died in1897(ageabout79 years).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | John Butlin Martin Jr. (1909-1989) — also known asJohn B. Martin, Jr. — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,October3, 1909.Republican.Rhodesscholar;lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofMichiganstate senate 17th District, 1949-50;Michiganstate auditor general, 1951-54; defeated, 1954; candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1952; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1956(alternate),1960,1964,1968;candidate forsecretaryof state of Michigan, 1956; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Michigan, 1957-69;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 17th SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Rotary;Grange;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;FarmBureau;Phi Beta Kappa.Died in1989(ageabout79 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John Butlin Martin and Althea (Winchester) Martin; married1934 to HelenHickam. |
| | Wade Hampton McCree Jr. (1920-1987) — also known asWade H. McCree, Jr. — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,July 3,1920.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1954-61; appointed 1954; resigned1961;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1961-66;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1966-77; resigned1977; U.S. Solicitor General, 1977-81;lawprofessor.Unitarian.Africanancestry. Member,Phi Beta Kappa.Died, from aheartattack andbonecancer in Henry FordHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,August30, 1987 (age67 years, 58days).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,Ford MotorCompany, 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,Phi Beta Kappa;Council onForeign Relations.DiedJuly 6,2009 (age93 years, 27days).Burial location unknown. | | Arthur Edson Blair Moody (1902-1954) — also known asBlair Moody — of Michigan. Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,February13, 1902.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;U.S.Senator from Michigan, 1951-52; defeated, 1952, 1954; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1952(chair,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Member,Phi Beta Kappa. Died, during hiscampaignfor the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator, of aheartailment andpneumonia,in UniversityHospital,Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,July 20,1954 (age52 years, 157days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Detroit, Mich.  | Thomas William Nadal (b. 1875) — also known asThomas W. Nadal — of Olivet,EatonCounty, Mich.; Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born near Milroy,RushCounty, Ind.,June 17,1875.Republican.Collegeprofessor; member ofMichiganstate board of education, 1911-17; appointed 1911; actingpresident,Olivet College, Olivet, Mich., 1915-16;president,Drury College, Springfield, Mo., 1917.Congregationalist.EnglishandFrenchancestry. Member,Phi Beta Kappa;DeltaKappa Epsilon;ModernLanguage Association.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Franklin Nadal and Jerusha (Richey) Nadal; married,June 2,1909, to Kathryne Dillingham Wyckoff. | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1911 |
| | Susan Bieke Neilson (1956-2006) — of Grosse Pointe Woods,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,August27, 1956.Lawyer;circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1991-2005; appointed 1991;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 2005-06; died inoffice 2006.Female.Catholic.Member,Soroptimists;Phi Beta Kappa;CatholicLawyers Society.Died, ofpulmonaryfailure due tomyelodysplasticsyndrome, in HarperHospital,Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,January25, 2006 (age49 years, 151days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Ronald Bieke and Sheila Bieke. |
| | James Kerr Pollock (1898-1968) — also known asJames K. Pollock — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in New Castle,LawrenceCounty, Pa.,May 25,1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;universityprofessor;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County1st District, 1961-62.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanPolitical Science Association;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;Phi Beta Kappa;DeltaSigma Rho;SigmaDelta Kappa.DiedOctober4, 1968 (age70 years, 132days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof James Kerr Pollock and Ella (Newton) Pollock; married to AgnesMarie Haun. |
| | Max Radin (1880-1950) — of Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Kempen,Poland,March29, 1880.Democrat.Lawyer;lawprofessor; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1940.Jewish. Member,Phi Beta Kappa;American BarAssociation;AmericanAssociation of University Professors.Died, from anintestinalobstruction, in Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,June 22,1950 (age70 years, 85days).Interment atForestLawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Rabbi Adolph Moses Radin and Johanna (Theodor) Radin; married,July 2,1909, to Rose Jaffe; married,June 30,1922, to Dorothea Prall (sister-in-law of SherwoodAnderson). |
| | Joseph Charles Satterthwaite (1900-1990) — also known asJoseph C. Satterthwaite — of Tecumseh,LenaweeCounty, Mich.Born in Tecumseh,LenaweeCounty, Mich.,March14, 1900.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Vice Consul inGuadalajara, 1927-29; U.S. Consul inBaghdad, 1937-39;Damascus, as of 1944; U.S. Ambassador toCeylon, 1949-53;Burma, 1955-57;South Africa, 1961-65.Quaker. Member,Council onForeign Relations;Phi Beta Kappa.DiedNovember19, 1990 (age90 years, 250days).Burial location unknown. | | Edwin John Turanchik (born c.1956) — also known asEd Turanchik;"Choo-Choo" —of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.; Tampa,HillsboroughCounty, Fla.Born about 1956. Anderson Coalition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1980(on behalf ofJohnB. Anderson andPatrickJ. Lucey);lawyer;real estatedeveloper;HillsboroughCounty Commissioner, 1990-2000; candidate formayor ofTampa, Fla., 2011.Catholic.Member,Phi Beta Kappa;SierraClub.Still living as of 2011.| | Relatives: Sonof John Turanchik; married1992 to JennyPierson. |
| | Arthur J. Tuttle (1868-1944) — of Leslie,InghamCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Leslie Township,InghamCounty, Mich.,November8, 1868.Republican.Lawyer;InghamCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-1902; member ofMichiganstate senate 14th District, 1907-10;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1911-12;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1912-44;died in office 1944; candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1924; president, PeoplesBank ofLeslie; director, Leslie HomeTelephoneCo.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Knightsof Khorassan;Elks;Eagles;Moose;Maccabees;Woodmen;Phi Beta Kappa;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;Sons ofthe American Revolution.DiedDecember2, 1944 (age76 years, 24days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Leslie, Mich. | | Paul F. Voelker (b. 1875) — of Michigan. Born in Evart,OsceolaCounty, Mich.,September20, 1875.Democrat.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools;collegeprofessor;presidentof Olivet College, 1920-24;Michigansuperintendent of public instruction, 1933-35; defeated, 1935.Member,Phi Beta Kappa;PhiKappa Delta.Interment atHerseyCemetery, Hersey, Mich. | | Elizabeth A. Weaver — of Glen Arbor,LeelanauCounty, Mich.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Republican. Probate judge in Michigan, 1970;Judge,Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1987-94;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1995-;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1999-.Female.Member,FederalistSociety;Phi Beta Kappa;Order ofthe Coif;American BarAssociation.Still living as of 2009.  | Gerhard Mennen Williams (1911-1988) — also known asG. Mennen Williams;"Soapy" —of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Farms,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February23, 1911.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;Governor ofMichigan, 1949-60; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Michigan,1952,1956,1960,1964;candidate forU.S.Senator from Michigan, 1966; U.S. Ambassador toPhilippines, 1968-69;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1971-86;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1983-86.Episcopalian.Member,Phi Beta Kappa;Order ofthe Coif;PhiGamma Delta;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Eagles;Elks;Moose;Amvets;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Order ofAhepa;Grange;Americansfor Democratic Action;UnitedWorld Federalists.Died in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,February2, 1988 (age76 years, 344days).Interment atProtestantCemetery, Mackinac Island, Mich.
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