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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Muskegon County, Mich.</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Charles Raap (1920-1989)</b> — of Muskegon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-lived.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OT-born.html">Ottawa County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/11-04.html">November 4, 1920</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/machinist.html">machinist</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a>, 1955-60, 1965-66 (Muskegon County 2nd District 1955-60, 97th District 1965-66); defeated, 1960 (Muskegon County 2nd District), 1966 (97th District). Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1989/index.html">1989</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/68.html">about 68 years</a>). Interment at Egelston Township Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/219591164">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name=" ">Holton Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Holton, Muskegon County, Michigan <br> See also <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=736&">Findagrave page</a> for this location. <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Ledford Erwin Kempf (1924-1985)</b> — also known as <b>Ledford E. Kempf</b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-lived.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich. Born in Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1924/01-23.html">January 23, 1924</a>. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from Muskegon County 2nd District, 1961. Died in Muskegon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-died.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1985/09-02.html">September 2, 1985</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/61.html">61 years, 222 days</a>). Interment at Holton Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Walter Freeman Kempf and Louise (Miller) Kempf.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/5882436">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms05690">Unknown Location</a></b></span><br> Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan <br> <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms00751">Evergreen Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan <br> <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>James Campbell McLaughlin (1858-1932)</b> — also known as <b>James C. McLaughlin</b> — of Muskegon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-lived.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich. Born in Beardstown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CS-born.html">Cass County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1858/01-26.html">January 26, 1858</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-officials.html">Muskegon County Prosecuting Attorney</a>, 1887-91; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 9th District, 1907-32; defeated, 1932; died in office 1932. Died in Marion, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/SM-died.html">Smyth County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1932/11-29.html">November 29, 1932</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/74.html">74 years, 308 days</a>). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000539">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=407531">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>John Wesley Moon (1836-1898)</b> — also known as <b>John W. Moon</b> — of Michigan. Born near Ypsilanti, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1836/01-18.html">January 18, 1836</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a>, 1885, 1887 (23rd District 1885, 21st District 1887); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 9th District, 1893-95. Died in Muskegon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-died.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1898/04-05.html">April 5, 1898</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/62.html">62 years, 77 days</a>). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Presumably named for:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/pols-named-for-famous.html">John Wesley</a></span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000885">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=407857">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Chauncey Davis (1812-1888)</b> — of Kenosha, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/KE-lived.html">Kenosha County</a>, Wis.; Muskegon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-lived.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/JF-born.html">Jefferson County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1812/03-15.html">March 15, 1812</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lumber.html">Lumberman</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Muskegon County, 1861-64; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/muskegon.html">mayor of Muskegon, Mich.</a>, 1870-71, 1872-73. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1888/02-09.html">February 9, 1888</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">75 years, 331 days</a>). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/15007074">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>James Balbirnie (1838-1899)</b> — of Muskegon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-lived.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/ON-born.html">Ontario</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1838/index.html">1838</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/merchant.html">Merchant</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/muskegon.html">mayor of Muskegon, Mich.</a>, 1899; died in office 1899. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scottish.html">Scottish</a> ancestry. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/gunshot.html">Shot</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/murder.html">killed</a> by John W. Tayer, who had been ousted as city poor director, in his <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/shops.html">store</a> in his store at Muskegon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-died.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1899/06-29.html">June 29, 1899</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/60.html">about 60 years</a>). Tayer died by suicide at the scene; he shot himself, then swallowed carbolic acid. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married to Ellen T. Watson.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/62367169">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Frank Eugene McKee (1877-1951)</b> — also known as <b>Frank E. McKee</b> — of North Muskegon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-lived.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich. Born in Philadelphia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-born.html">Philadelphia County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1877/08-22.html">August 22, 1877</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 23rd District, 1943-44, 1951; defeated in primary, 1944; died in office 1951. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scotch-irish.html">Scotch-Irish</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/swiss.html">Swiss</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/german.html">German</a>, and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/english.html">English</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>. Died, of a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart attack</a>, in a room at the Porter <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/hotels.html">Hotel</a>, Lansing, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-died.html">Ingham County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1951/02-13.html">February 13, 1951</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/73.html">73 years, 175 days</a>). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1913/">1913</a> to Florence Hume; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1923/">1923</a> to Katharine Lacey.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;">Frank E. McKee <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-schools.html">School</a> (built 1930) in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-names.html">North Muskegon, Michigan</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/95367268">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Joseph Ireland (1826-1913)</b> — of Muskegon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-lived.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1826/index.html">1826</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/muskegon.html">Mayor of Muskegon, Mich.</a>, 1871-72. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1913/index.html">1913</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/87.html">about 87 years</a>). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/95313194">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Benjamin L. Piper (1813-1871)</b> — of Muskegon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-lived.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1813/07-29.html">July 29, 1813</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/muskegon.html#2">Village president of Muskegon, Michigan</a>, 1868-70. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1871/08-07.html">August 7, 1871</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/58.html">58 years, 9 days</a>). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/95427824">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Elias W. Merrill (1812-1902)</b> — of Muskegon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-lived.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich. Born in Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1812/10-02.html">October 2, 1812</a>. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/muskegon.html#3">Muskegon, Mich.</a>, 1861-63, 1869-75; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/muskegon.html#2">village president of Muskegon, Michigan</a>, 1867-68; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1868/MI.html">1868</a>. Died in Muskegon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-died.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1902/03-26.html">March 26, 1902</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/89.html">89 years, 175 days</a>). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Elias Merrill and Dorothy 'Dolly' (Locke) Merrill; married to Sarah A. Titcomb.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/83640611">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name=" ">Lakeside Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan <br> <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Francis Weyeneth Beedon (1902-1990)</b> — also known as <b>Francis W. Beedon</b> — of Muskegon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-lived.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich. Born in Forester Township, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SN-born.html">Sanilac County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1902/09-26.html">September 26, 1902</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from Muskegon County 1st District, 1961; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a>, 1963-68 (Muskegon County 1st District 1963-64, 96th District 1965-68); defeated in primary, 1968. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/labor-unions.html">National Education Association</a>. Died in Muskegon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-died.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1990/09-05.html">September 5, 1990</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/87.html">87 years, 344 days</a>). Interment at Lakeside Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Arthur Beedon and Keturah May (Weyeneth) Beedon; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1927/06-23.html">June 23, 1927</a>, to Georgine Cecilia Ray.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/74348676">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms06521">Oakwood Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan <br> <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/3353928209/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/374/88.06.jpg" width=70 height=101 border=0 alt="Oramel B. Fuller"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Oramel B. Fuller (1858-1935)</b> — of Ford River, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/DE-lived.html">Delta County</a>, Mich. Born in Jersey City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/HU-born.html">Hudson County</a>, N.J., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1858/01-22.html">January 22, 1858</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lumber.html">Lumber business</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Delta District, 1893-98; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 30th District, 1901-04, 1907-08; injured in a fall at the entrance to his home, about 1905, and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/disabled.html">paralyzed</a>; used a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/disabled.html">wheelchair</a> for the rest of his life; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/audgen.html">Michigan state auditor general</a>, 1909-32; defeated, 1932. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Died in Lansing, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-died.html">Ingham County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1935/11-04.html">November 4, 1935</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/77.html">77 years, 286 days</a>). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1887/">1887</a> to Jennie L. Van Zalingen.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/146828472">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Image source:</i> Michigan Manual 1911</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Phillip P. Schnorbach (d. 1945)</b> — of Muskegon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-lived.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich.; Manistee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MT-lived.html">Manistee County</a>, Mich. Born in Michigan. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/muskegon.html#3">Muskegon, Mich.</a>, 1907-15; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1924/MI.html">1924</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 9th District, 1934. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1945/07-03.html">July 3, 1945</a>. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Harris Earp Galpin (1889-1940)</b> — also known as <b>Harris E. Galpin</b> — of Muskegon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-lived.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich. Born in Ann Arbor, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-born.html">Washtenaw County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1889/03-24.html">March 24, 1889</a>. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1920/MI.html">1920</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1920/committees.html">Resolutions Committee</a>). Died in Muskegon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-died.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1940/09-10.html">September 10, 1940</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/51.html">51 years, 170 days</a>). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married to Louie Margaret Waters.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/85877343">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms07228">Norton Shores Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Norton Shores, Muskegon County, Michigan <br> <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Joseph D. Chartrand (1906-1952)</b> — of Muskegon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-lived.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1906/01-11.html">January 11, 1906</a>. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/MI.html">1944</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Muskegon County 2nd District, 1945-46. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/lung-cancer.html">lung cancer</a>, in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1952/index.html">1952</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/46.html">about 46 years</a>). Interment at Norton Shores Cemetery. </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms04632">Oakhurst Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Whitehall, Muskegon County, Michigan <br> <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Ruth Thompson (1887-1970)</b> — of Muskegon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-lived.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich.; Whitehall, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-lived.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich. Born in Whitehall, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-born.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1887/09-15.html">September 15, 1887</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-officials.html">Muskegon County Register of Probate</a>, 1905-25; probate judge in Michigan, 1925-36; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Muskegon County 1st District, 1939-40; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 9th District, 1951-57; defeated in primary, 1956. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/congregationalist.html">Congregationalist</a> or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/first.html">First</a> woman to represent Michigan in Congress; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/first.html">first</a> woman to serve in the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. Died in Plainwell <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/nursing-homes.html">Sanatorium</a>, Plainwell, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/AL-died.html">Allegan County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1970/04-05.html">April 5, 1970</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">82 years, 202 days</a>). Interment at Oakhurst Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Daughter of Tom Thompson and Brita (Nelson) Thompson.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000216">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=410795">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Clarence Grant Pitkin (1868-1957)</b> — also known as <b>Clarence G. Pitkin</b> — of Whitehall, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-lived.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich. Born in Ypsilanti, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-born.html">Washtenaw County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1868/11-02.html">November 2, 1868</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/drugs.html">Druggist</a>; secretary and general manager of White River <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/utilities.html">Power and Light</a> Company; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Muskegon County, 1921-24. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scottish.html">Scottish</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/french.html">French</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Died in Whitehall, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MU-died.html">Muskegon County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1957/09-18.html">September 18, 1957</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/88.html">88 years, 320 days</a>). Interment at Oakhurst Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of David Pitkin and Lucy Sophia (LaRue) Pitkin; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/">1891</a> to Anna Marie Knudsen.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/72126478">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></tr></table> <table width=100%> <td align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></table> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"><span style="font-size:20pt;"> <span style="font-family:garamond,serif"> <i>"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard."</i></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:8pt;">Henry L. 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