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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Oakland County, Mich.</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 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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Avon Cemetery</a> <li>Rochester Hills <a href="#cms07175">Stoney Creek Cemetery</a> <li>Rose Center <a href="#cms08892">Rose Center Cemetery</a> <li>Royal Oak <a href="#cms04190">Oakview Cemetery</a> <li>Southfield <a href="#cms05269">Holy Sepulchre Cemetery</a> <li>Troy <a href="#cms11271">Beach Cemetery</a> <li>Troy <a href="#cms06805">White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery</a> <li>White Lake <a href="#cms11204">White Lake Cemetery</a> </ul> <hr> <a name="cms08416">Unknown Location</a> Oakland County, Michigan <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> </table> <hr> <a name="cms04323">Roseland Park Cemetery</a> Woodward Avenue & Twelve Mile Road Berkley, Oakland County, Michigan See also <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1547&">Findagrave page</a> for this location. <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/51006368957/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/326/20.61.jpg" width=70 height=103 border=0 alt="Frank E. Doremus"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Frank Ellsworth Doremus (1865-1947) — also known as Frank E. Doremus — of Portland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IO-lived.html">Ionia County</a>, Mich.; Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/VE-born.html">Venango County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1865/08-31.html">August 31, 1865</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">Newspaper editor</a>; <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 Ionia County 1st District, 1891-92; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 1st District, 1911-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/MI.html">1916</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/committees.html">Platform and Resolutions Committee</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1920/MI.html">1920</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/detroit.html">mayor of Detroit, Mich.</a>, 1923-24; resigned 1924. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/low-countries.html">Dutch</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/english.html">English</a> ancestry. Died in Howell, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/LI-died.html">Livingston County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/09-04.html">September 4, 1947</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/82.html">82 years, 4 days</a>). Entombed in mausoleum at Roseland Park 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">Relatives: Son of Sylvester Doremus and Sarah (Peake) Doremus; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1890/06-26.html">June 26, 1890</a>, to Elizabeth Hatley.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Cross-reference: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clamen-clanton.html#084.16.28">Robert H. Clancy</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000431">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403542">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank E. Doremus">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7235183">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=220744">OurCampaigns candidate detail</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Library of Congress</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/408/49.98.jpg" width=70 height=122 border=0 alt="Harold H. Emmons"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Harold Hunter Emmons (1875-1962) — also known as Harold H. Emmons — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1875/06-30.html">June 30, 1875</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; secretary-treasurer, Regal <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/automfg.html">Motor Car</a> Company, 1913-17; in charge of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/aviation.html">aviation engine</a> construction for Army and Navy during World War I; officer, Stout Metal <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/aviation.html">Airplane</a> Co.; organizer and director, National <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/aviation.html">Air Transport</a> Co.; organizer and president, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/aviation.html">Aircraft Development</a> Corp., Northwest <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/aviation.html">Airways</a>, Inc.; organizer and general counsel, Stinson <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/aviation.html">Aircraft</a> Corp.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1928/MI.html">1928</a>; Detroit <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawenforcement.html">Police</a> Commissioner, 1930; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/detroit.html">mayor of Detroit, Mich.</a>, 1931. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-chi.html">Delta Chi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/mil-ord-world-wars.html">Military Order of the World Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sons-am-rev.html">Sons of the American Revolution</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/soc-colonial-wars.html">Society of Colonial Wars</a>. Died, in Jennings Memorial <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-died.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1962/05-20.html">May 20, 1962</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/86.html">86 years, 324 days</a>). Interment at Roseland Park 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">Relatives: Son of Marcus A. Emmons and Alma M. (Slaven) Emmons; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1910/02-10.html">February 10, 1910</a>, to Marion Clark Scotten.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/158708144">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=108649">OurCampaigns candidate detail</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Detroit Free Press, September 26, 1931</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> Charles Gibb Oakman (1903-1973) — also known as Charles G. Oakman — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1903/09-04.html">September 4, 1903</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 17th District, 1953-55; defeated, 1954. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/alpha-sigma-phi.html">Alpha Sigma Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <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-templar.html">Knights Templar</a>. Died in Dearborn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-died.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1973/10-28.html">October 28, 1973</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/70.html">70 years, 54 days</a>). Interment at Roseland Park 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">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=O000004">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=408316">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7448838">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></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> Raymond W. Hood (1936-2002) — also known as Ray Hood — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1936/01-01.html">January 1, 1936</a>. Democrat. Assembler, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/automfg.html">Ford Motor Company</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a>, 1965-82 (14th District 1965-72, 7th District 1973-82); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/MI.html">1968</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1976/MI.html">1976</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1980/MI.html">1980</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1988/MI.html">1988</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 3rd District, 1982. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/labor-unions.html">United Auto Workers</a>. Died in Port Charlotte, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/CH-died.html">Charlotte County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2002/03-29.html">March 29, 2002</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/66.html">66 years, 87 days</a>). Interment at Roseland Park 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">Relatives: Son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holten-hook.html#573.70.38">Morris W. Hood Sr.</a>; brother of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holten-hook.html#917.23.87">Morris W. Hood Jr.</a>; uncle of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holten-hook.html#536.34.22">Morris W. Hood III</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/14058.html">Hood family</a> of Detroit, Michigan.</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> Elmer William Haack (1889-1990) — also known as Elmer W. Haack — of Southfield Township, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Southfield Township, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-born.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1889/11-30.html">November 30, 1889</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/southfield.html#3">Supervisor of Southfield Township, Michigan</a>, 1933. Died in Royal Oak, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1990/10-23.html">October 23, 1990</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/100.html">100 years, 327 days</a>). Interment at Roseland Park 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">Relatives: Son of Lewis John Haack and Mary Ellen (Cavanaugh) Haack.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/77270424">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></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> Morris W. Hood Sr. (1908-2001) — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in LaGrange, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/TR-born.html">Troup County</a>, Ga., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1908/09-22.html">September 22, 1908</a>. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/MI.html">1956</a>; Democratic Presidential Elector for Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/pr1960-meeting.html">1960</a> (voted for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy5.html#288.06.12">John F. Kennedy</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson6.html#502.84.04">Lyndon B. Johnson</a>); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from Wayne County 2nd District, 1961-62. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/labor-unions.html">United Auto Workers</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/dementia.html">Alzheimer's disease</a>, in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-died.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2001/01-14.html">January 14, 2001</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/92.html">92 years, 114 days</a>). Interment at Roseland Park 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">Relatives: Son of Wheeler Hood and India (Benton) Hood; married to Ruth E. Stevenson; father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holten-hook.html#917.23.87">Morris W. Hood Jr.</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holten-hook.html#820.24.39">Raymond W. Hood</a>; grandfather of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holten-hook.html#536.34.22">Morris W. Hood III</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/14058.html">Hood family</a> of Detroit, Michigan.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms04330">Acacia Park Cemetery</a> 31300 Southfield Road Beverly Hills, Oakland County, Michigan See also <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1985059&">Findagrave page</a> for this location. <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/328/48.16.jpg" width=70 height=91 border=0 alt="Charles E. Wilson"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Charles Erwin Wilson (1890-1961) — also known as Charles E. Wilson; "Engine Charlie" — of Bloomfield Hills, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Minerva, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ST-born.html">Stark County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1890/07-18.html">July 18, 1890</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/electrician.html">Electrical</a> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/engineer.html">engineer</a>; president, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/automfg.html">General Motors</a>, 1941-53; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/cabinet.html">U.S. Secretary of Defense</a>, 1953-57; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956 /speakers.html">speaker</a>, Republican National Convention, 1956. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Famed for saying, during his confirmation hearings, that "for years I thought what was good for the country was good for General Motors and vice versa.". Died in Norwood, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/LA/EF-died.html">East Feliciana Parish</a>, La., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1961/09-26.html">September 26, 1961</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/71.html">71 years, 70 days</a>). Interment at Acacia Park 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">Relatives: Son of Thomas Erwin Wilson and Rosalind (Unkefer) Wilson; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1912/09-11.html">September 11, 1912</a>, to Jessie Ann Curtis.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles Erwin Wilson">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/098/000057924">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/21532174">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Eminent Americans (1954)</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> Louis Hill Gourley (1889-1950) — also known as Louis H. Gourley — of Springfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/SG-lived.html">Sangamon County</a>, Ill. Born in Springfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/SG-born.html">Sangamon County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1889/10-17.html">October 17, 1889</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">College professor</a>; U.S. Vice Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/VR-consuls.html ">Veracruz</a>, 1916-19; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/PL-consuls.html ">Warsaw</a>, 1919-22; U.S. Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/PL-consuls.html ">Warsaw</a>, 1922-25; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/MZ-consuls.html ">Lourenco Marques</a>, 1925; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/SF-consuls.html ">Port Elizabeth</a>, 1925-27; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/BZ-consuls.html ">Sao Paulo</a>, 1928-31; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/ID-consuls.html ">Medan</a>, 1931-33; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CH-consuls.html ">Shanghai</a>, as of 1938. Died in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-died.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1950/03-28.html">March 28, 1950</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/60.html">60 years, 162 days</a>). Interment at Acacia Park 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">Relatives: Son of Albert Franklin Gourley and Jennie (Craig) Gourley.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/168626823">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></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> James E. Wells (1931-1980) — of Southfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1931/03-02.html">March 2, 1931</a>. Conservative candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sbe.html">Michigan state board of education</a>, 1972; candidate in Democratic primary for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Michigan</a>, 1974; American Independent candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/spju.html">justice of Michigan state supreme court</a>, 1976; American Independent candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/pr1976-election.html">1976</a>; American Independent candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/attygn.html">Michigan state attorney general</a>, 1978. Died of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/cancer.html">cancer</a>, May, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1980/index.html">1980</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/49.html">49 years, 0 days</a>). Interment at Acacia Park 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">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/34486878">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></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> Judson Franklin Selleck (1871-1942) — also known as Judson F. Selleck — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Holly, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-born.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1871/08-10.html">August 10, 1871</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dentist.html">Dentist</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Wayne County 1st District, 1922, 1930. Died, from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">endocarditis</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/stroke.html">cerebral hemorrhage</a>, in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-died.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1942/02-19.html">February 19, 1942</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/70.html">70 years, 193 days</a>). Interment at Acacia Park 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">Relatives: Son of Edward N. Selleck and Helen (Church) Selleck; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1900/08-15.html">August 15, 1900</a>, to Bessie M. Phillips; second cousin thrice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sigerson-silon.html#559.30.97">Gold Selleck Silliman</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sigerson-silon.html#557.40.33">Benjamin Silliman</a>; third cousin twice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sigerson-silon.html#740.01.54">Benjamin Douglas Silliman</a>; third cousin thrice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davenport.html#570.26.19">Abraham Davenport</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>..</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/233639433">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms06580">Clover Hill Park Cemetery</a> 3607 West (or 2425 East) Fourteen Mile Road Birmingham, Oakland County, Michigan See also <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=288&">Findagrave page</a> for this location. <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Harry B. Keidan (d. 1943) — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Republican. Recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1920-27; resigned 1927; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 3rd Circuit, 1927-43; died in office 1943. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1943/08-15.html">August 15, 1943</a>. Interment at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Louis James Rosenberg (1876-1964) — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Riga, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/LV-born.html">Latvia</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1876/08-03.html">August 3, 1876</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; U.S. Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/SP-consuls.html ">Seville</a>, 1906-09; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/BZ-consuls.html ">Pernambuco</a>, 1909-10; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/PM-consuls.html">Honorary Consul for Panama</a> in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-consuls.html">Detroit, Mich.</a>, 1923-49; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/PM-consuls.html">Honorary Consul-General for Panama</a> in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-consuls.html">Detroit, Mich.</a>, 1949-51. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jewish.html">Jewish</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-soc-int-law.html">American Society for International Law</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/navy-league.html">Navy League</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/bnai-brith.html">B'nai B'rith</a>. Died, in the Jewish <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/nursing-homes.html">Home for the Aged</a>, Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-died.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1964/10-16.html">October 16, 1964</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/88.html">88 years, 74 days</a>). Interment at Clover Hill Park 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">Relatives: Son of Abraham Rosenberg and Zelda Rosenberg; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1924/11-17.html">November 17, 1924</a>, to Mildred Simons.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/239685658">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Books by Louis James Rosenberg: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0656404493/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0656404493&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Mazzini, The Prophet of the Religion of Humanity</a> (1903) — <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product//ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">The Medical Expert and Other Papers</a> (1911) — <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1286279690/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1286279690&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Scraps and Bits</a> (1916)</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/candidates/election.guide/text/MI11.shtml"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/185/93.31.jpg" width=70 height=102 border=0 alt="Morris Frumin"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Morris Frumin (1922-2005) — of Bingham Farms, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/02-01.html">February 1, 1922</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/psych.html">Psychiatrist</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 11th District, 1996. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jewish.html">Jewish</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2005/04-23.html">April 23, 2005</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/83.html">83 years, 81 days</a>). Interment at Clover Hill Park 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">Relatives: Father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frothingham-frusher.html#231.04.67">Matthew Frumin</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/10851108">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=14498">OurCampaigns candidate detail</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: CNN/Time All Politics (1996)</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20100502/SUB01/100439980/a-quarter-century-of-contributions"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/778/37.88.jpg" width=70 height=99 border=0 alt="Max Fisher"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Max Martin Fisher (1908-2005) — also known as Max Fisher — of Franklin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Pittsburgh, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/AL-born.html">Allegheny County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1908/07-15.html">July 15, 1908</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/oilgas.html">Oil business</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">real estate developer</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1964/MI.html">1964</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1968/MI.html">1968</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1976/MI.html">1976</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1984/MI.html">1984</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1988/MI.html">1988</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1992/MI.html">1992</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jewish.html">Jewish</a>. Died in Franklin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2005/03-03.html">March 3, 2005</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/96.html">96 years, 231 days</a>). Interment at Clover Hill Park 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">See also <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/822/000121459">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/10552221">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Books about Max M. Fisher: Peter Golden, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0845348469/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0845348469&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">Quiet Diplomat : A Biography of Max M. Fisher</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Crain's Detroit Business</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms00815">Greenwood Cemetery</a> Birmingham, Oakland County, Michigan <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge (1821-1881) — also known as Rowland E. Trowbridge — of Birmingham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Horseheads, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/CE-born.html">Chemung County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1821/06-18.html">June 18, 1821</a>. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 5th District, 1857-60; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a>, 1861-63, 1865-69 (4th District 1861-63, 5th District 1865-69); defeated, 1862, 1868. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/grange.html">Grange</a>. Died in Birmingham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1881/04-20.html">April 20, 1881</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/59.html">59 years, 306 days</a>). Interment at Greenwood 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">Relatives: Son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#957.57.93">Stephen Van Rensselaer Trowbridge (1794-1859)</a>; brother of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#608.21.68">Luther Stephen Trowbridge</a>; father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#800.39.40">Stephen Van Rensselaer Trowbridge (1855-1891)</a>; nephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#579.51.13">Charles Christopher Trowbridge</a>; great-granduncle of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#858.30.42">Alexander Buel Trowbridge III</a>; first cousin thrice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dana.html#445.80.52">Francis Dana</a>; third cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dana.html#092.74.32">Richard Henry Dana Jr.</a>; fourth cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/payson-pealy.html#251.85.17">John Larkin Payson</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-1966.html">Trowbridge family</a> of Detroit, Michigan (subset of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000385">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=410954">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7448854">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></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> Stephen Van Rensselaer Trowbridge (1855-1891) — also known as Stephen V. R. Trowbridge — of Michigan. Born in Bloomfield Township, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-born.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1855/01-01.html">January 1, 1855</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/attygn.html">Michigan state attorney general</a>, 1889-90. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/04-19.html">April 19, 1891</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/36.html">36 years, 108 days</a>). Interment at Greenwood 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">Relatives: Son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#337.48.77">Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge</a> and Mary Ann (Satterlee) Trowbridge; nephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#608.21.68">Luther Stephen Trowbridge</a>; grandson of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#957.57.93">Stephen Van Rensselaer Trowbridge (1794-1859)</a>; grandnephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#579.51.13">Charles Christopher Trowbridge</a>; first cousin twice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#858.30.42">Alexander Buel Trowbridge III</a>; first cousin four times removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dana.html#445.80.52">Francis Dana</a>; third cousin twice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dana.html#092.74.32">Richard Henry Dana Jr.</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-1966.html">Trowbridge family</a> of Detroit, Michigan (subset of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/178150526">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/185/93.78.jpg" width=70 height=98 border=0 alt="Lois V. Nair"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Lois Virgina Nair (1904-1988) — also known as Lois V. Nair; Lois Virginia Flinner; Mrs. Frank Nair — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Beaver Falls, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/BA-born.html">Beaver County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1904/08-16.html">August 16, 1904</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1956/MI.html">1956</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1964/MI.html">1964</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-parties.html">chair of Wayne County Republican Party</a>, 1956; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 14th District, 1958, 1960, 1962; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from Wayne County 5th District, 1961; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/pr1964-election.html">1964</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Died in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-died.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1988/09-22.html">September 22, 1988</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/84.html">84 years, 37 days</a>). Interment at Greenwood 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">Relatives: Married to Frank Brown Nair; mother of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/naar-nary.html#046.69.23">Frank Brown Nair Jr.</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/154980353">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Lansing (Mich.) State Journal, May 1, 1964</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> Ebenezer Raynale (1804-1881) — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Hartland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/WI-born.html">Windsor County</a>, Vt., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1804/10-21.html">October 21, 1804</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/physician.html">Physician</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn1.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> 5th District, 1835; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 5th District, 1835-37; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn4.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a>, 1850. Died in Birmingham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1881/03-24.html">March 24, 1881</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/76.html">76 years, 154 days</a>). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Sidney Dole (1788-1828) — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1788/index.html">1788</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/trcn.html">Member Michigan territorial council</a> from Oakland County, 1826-27. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1828/index.html">1828</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/40.html">about 40 years</a>). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Charles Tobias Winegar (1878-1945) — also known as Charles T. Winegar — of Michigan. Born in Escanaba, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/DE-born.html">Delta County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1878/07-28.html">July 28, 1878</a>. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 31st District, 1913-14. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1945/01-13.html">January 13, 1945</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/66.html">66 years, 169 days</a>). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms11007">Lakeview Cemetery</a> Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Abel B. Hubbard (1860-1934) — also known as A. B. Hubbard — of Clarkston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in White Lake Township, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-born.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1860/06-21.html">June 21, 1860</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Oakland County 2nd District, 1923-24. Died, from a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/stroke.html">cerebral hemorrhage</a>, in Clarkston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1934/08-07.html">August 7, 1934</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/74.html">74 years, 47 days</a>). Interment at Lakeview 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">Relatives: Son of Abel Hubbard and Clarisa (Davenport) Hubbard; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1884/10-07.html">October 7, 1884</a>, to Roby M. Pierson.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/85501935">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms07101">Ottawa Park Cemetery</a> 6180 Dixie Highway Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan See also <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1330&">Findagrave page</a> for this location. <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Clark Jayno Adams (1904-1981) — also known as Clark J. Adams — of Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich.; Waterford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Silver Lake, Waterford Township, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-born.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1904/06-24.html">June 24, 1904</a>. Democrat. <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 Oakland County 2nd District, 1937-44; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/audgen.html">Michigan state auditor general</a>, 1944; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/spju.html">justice of Michigan state supreme court</a>, 1952-53; appointed 1952; defeated, 1953; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/spcj.html">chief justice of Michigan state supreme court</a>, 1952; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 6th Circuit, 1956-67; appointed 1955. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>. Died in Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1981/09-26.html">September 26, 1981</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/77.html">77 years, 94 days</a>). Interment at Ottawa Park 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">Relatives: Son of Blanche W. (Earl) Adams and Jayno Whitmore Adams; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1929/06-22.html">June 22, 1929</a>, to Adeline Beatrice Clark.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark J. Adams">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/106666895">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href=" http://micourthistory.org/justices/clark-adams">Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society</a></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> Frederick C. Ziem (1916-2000) — also known as Fred C. Ziem — of Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich.; Waterford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/03-17.html">March 17, 1916</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 6th Circuit, 1960-85. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2000/03-22.html">March 22, 2000</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/84.html">84 years, 5 days</a>). Interment at Ottawa Park 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">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/106700144">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></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> Michael Novak (1917-2003) — also known as Mike Novak — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/02-25.html">February 25, 1917</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawenforcement.html">Bailiff</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/restaurant.html">restaurant business</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/pro-sports.html">professional golfer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a>, 1943-46, 1949-64, 1967-76 (Wayne County 1st District 1943-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 7th District 1955-64, 13th District 1967-72, 10th District 1973-76); defeated, 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1946 (Wayne County 1st District), 1964 (13th District), 1976 (10th District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/MI.html">1952</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/MI.html">1956</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/MI.html">1960</a> (alternate), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/MI.html">1964</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eastern-orthodox.html">Greek Orthodox</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2003/01-02.html">January 2, 2003</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/85.html">85 years, 311 days</a>). Interment at Ottawa Park 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">Relatives: Son of Anthony Novak and Christina Novak; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1940/">1940</a> to Ruth Gillespie.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/107513195">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></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> Leaun Harrelson (1918-1973) — of Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Equality, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/GA-born.html">Gallatin County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1918/07-10.html">July 10, 1918</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Oakland County 2nd District, 1949-54; defeated in primary, 1954; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/MI.html">1952</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/labor-unions.html">United Auto Workers</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/labor-unions.html">Teamsters Union</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1973/07-14.html">July 14, 1973</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/55.html">55 years, 4 days</a>). Interment at Ottawa Park Cemetery. </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms04669">Oakwood Cemetery</a> Farmington, Oakland County, Michigan Founded 1825 See also <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1286&">Findagrave page</a> for this location. <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Frederick Maltby Warner (1865-1923) — also known as Fred M. Warner — of Farmington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Hickling, Nottinghamshire, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/ED-born.html">England</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1865/07-21.html">July 21, 1865</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dairy.html">Cheese manufacturer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 12th District, 1895-98; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sos.html">secretary of state of Michigan</a>, 1901-04; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Michigan</a>, 1905-10; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/MI.html">Republican National Committee from Michigan</a>, 1920-23. 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>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/maccabees.html">Maccabees</a>. Died of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/kidney.html">kidney failure</a>, in Orlando, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/OR-died.html">Orange County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1923/04-17.html">April 17, 1923</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/57.html">57 years, 270 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">Relatives: Adoptive son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warner-warnock.html#170.18.53">P. Dean Warner</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/fred-maltby-warner/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/6248744">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms09780">Beth Abraham Cemetery</a> Ferndale, Oakland County, Michigan <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Nathan J. Kaufman (1908-1989) — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/AS-born.html">Austria</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1908/11-20.html">November 20, 1908</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; common pleas court judge in Michigan, 1953-54; probate judge in Michigan, 1954-60; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 3rd Circuit, 1960-74; resigned 1960; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/coajd.html">Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals</a> 1st District, 1975-82. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jewish.html">Jewish</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/bnai-brith.html">B'nai B'rith</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/labor-unions.html">United Auto Workers</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1989/12-31.html">December 31, 1989</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/81.html">81 years, 41 days</a>). Interment at Beth Abraham 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">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/145420075">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms06484">Machpelah Cemetery</a> 21701 Woodward Avenue Ferndale, Oakland County, Michigan Founded 1910 See also <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=970&">Findagrave page</a> for this location. <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Norbert E. Greenwald (c.1929-1969) — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich.; Southfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born about 1929. Owner, Aid-U <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/telephone.html">Telephone</a> Service; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">driving school operator</a>; candidate in primary for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/detroit.html">mayor of Detroit, Mich.</a>, 1965. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jewish.html">Jewish</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1969/10-09.html">October 9, 1969</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/40.html">about 40 years</a>). Interment at Machpelah Cemetery. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Nathaniel H. Goldstick (1893-1981) — also known as Nate Goldstick — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1893/12-05.html">December 5, 1893</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 15th District, 1936. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1981/06-22.html">June 22, 1981</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/87.html">87 years, 199 days</a>). Interment at Machpelah 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">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/51238100">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></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> David H. Shepherd (d. 1981) — of Oak Park, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/oakpark.html">Mayor of Oak Park, Mich.</a>, 1971-81; died in office 1981. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jewish.html">Jewish</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1981/09-06.html">September 6, 1981</a>. Interment at Machpelah Cemetery. </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms05500">Franklin Cemetery</a> Franklin, Oakland County, Michigan <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Peter Van Every (1795-1859) — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich.; Franklin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/ON-born.html">Ontario</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1795/01-03.html">January 3, 1795</a>. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/hamtramck.html#4">supervisor of Hamtramck Township, Michigan</a>, 1833-37; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn1.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> 1st District, 1835. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1859/index.html">1859</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/64.html">about 64 years</a>). Interment at Franklin Cemetery. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Henry S. Buel (1821-1891) — of Franklin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1821/index.html">1821</a>. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Oakland County 5th District, 1859. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/index.html">1891</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/70.html">about 70 years</a>). Interment at Franklin 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">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/30973871">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></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> John Bassett (1816-1895) — of Novi Township (now Novi), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Ovid, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/SE-born.html">Seneca County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1816/05-29.html">May 29, 1816</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/novi.html#4">Supervisor of Novi Township, Michigan</a>, 1850-51, 1854-55. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1895/10-24.html">October 24, 1895</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/79.html">79 years, 148 days</a>). Interment at Franklin 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">Relatives: Son of Samuel Bassett; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1837/02-18.html">February 18, 1837</a>, to Ervilla Coomer.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/35692968">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms09597">Great Lakes National Cemetery</a> Holly, Oakland County, Michigan <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Robert W. Bowens Jr. (1922-2014) — also known as Robert Bowens; Bob Bowens — of Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Nashville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/DA-born.html">Davidson County</a>, Tenn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/03-21.html">March 21, 1922</a>. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/barber.html">barber</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from Oakland County 2nd District, 1962; appointed 1962. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>. Died, in the VA <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Medical Center</a>, Battle Creek, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/CL-died.html">Calhoun County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2014/11-18.html">November 18, 2014</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/92.html">92 years, 242 days</a>). Interment at Great Lakes National 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">Relatives: Son of Robert Bowens, Sr. and Hattie (Hood) Bowens; married to Nellie Joyce Cooley.</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> Edward Boomie Mikrut (1917-2018) — also known as E. Boomie Mikrut — of Michigan. Born in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/11-24.html">November 24, 1917</a>. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 3rd District, 1951; candidate in primary for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/coajd.html">Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals</a> 2nd District, 1974. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/polish.html">Polish</a> ancestry. Died, from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/influenza.html">influenza</a>, in Marquette, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MQ-died.html">Marquette County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2018/01-20.html">January 20, 2018</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/100.html">100 years, 57 days</a>). Interment at Great Lakes National 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">See also <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=253257">OurCampaigns candidate detail</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms07514">Evergreen Cemetery</a> Lake Orion, Oakland County, Michigan <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> William Leland Carpenter (1854-1936) — also known as William L. Carpenter — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born near Orion (now Lake Orion), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-born.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1854/11-09.html">November 9, 1854</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; law partner of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bronstein-brookover.html#201.51.26">Flavius L. Brooke</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/atkinson.html#942.30.09">John Atkinson</a>, and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haibach-haiko.html#889.61.62">Henry A. Haigh</a>, from 1889; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 3rd Circuit, 1894-1902; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/spju.html">justice of Michigan state supreme court</a>, 1902-08; resigned 1908; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/spcj.html">chief justice of Michigan state supreme court</a>, 1906; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sba.html">Michigan state board of agriculture</a>, 1909-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1912/MI.html">1912</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1932/MI.html">1932</a> (alternate). Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1936/01-21.html">January 21, 1936</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/81.html">81 years, 73 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">Relatives: Son of Charles K. Carpenter and Jennette (Coryell) Carpenter; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1885/10-15.html">October 15, 1885</a>, to Elizabeth C. Ferguson.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href=" http://micourthistory.org/justices/william-carpenter">Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms09959">Oak Grove Cemetery</a> 1055 Garden Street Milford, Oakland County, Michigan Founded 1845 See also <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1000634&">Findagrave page</a> for this location. <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> John E. Crawford (1852-1916) — of Milford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1852/index.html">1852</a>. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/milford-twp.html#3">Milford, Mich.</a>, 1871-83, 1901-11. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/index.html">1916</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/64.html">about 64 years</a>). Interment at Oak Grove 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">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/113117723">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms06150">St. Mary's Cemetery</a> Milford, Oakland County, Michigan <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Vincent E. Boyle (1894-1983) — of Milford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/07-24.html">July 24, 1894</a>. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1932/MI.html">1932</a>. Died in Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1983/09-02.html">September 2, 1983</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/89.html">89 years, 40 days</a>). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery. </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms09768">Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens</a> 43300 Twelve Mile Road Novi, Oakland County, Michigan See also <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1278&">Findagrave page</a> for this location. <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> James Hussein Karoub (1929-1994) — also known as James H. Karoub; Jimmy Karoub — of Highland Park, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Highland Park, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1929/06-16.html">June 16, 1929</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a>, 1963-64, 1965-68 (Wayne County 15th District 1963-64, 2nd District 1965-68); defeated in primary, 1964, 1968. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/muslim.html">Muslim</a> or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/protestant.html">Protestant</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/arabic.html">Lebanese</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/labor-unions.html">Fraternal Order of Police</a>. Died in Northville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-died.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1994/07-23.html">July 23, 1994</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/65.html">65 years, 37 days</a>). Interment at Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens. <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">Relatives: Son of Hussein Karoub and Mary Karoub.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Epitaph: "Beloved Husband Father Giddo."</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/14741921">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms08812">Oxford Cemetery</a> Oxford, Oakland County, Michigan See also <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1977829&">Findagrave page</a> for this location. <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Samuel Axford Jr. (1809-1882) — of Shelby Township, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MA-lived.html">Macomb County</a>, Mich.; Oxford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/ON-born.html">Ontario</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1809/08-06.html">August 6, 1809</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/shelby-twp.html">Supervisor of Shelby Township, Michigan</a>, 1828-35; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Oakland County, 1842; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 6th District, 1851-52. Died in Oxford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1882/05-02.html">May 2, 1882</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/72.html">72 years, 269 days</a>). Interment at Oxford 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">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/30521350">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></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> Andrew Bird Glaspie (1876-1943) — also known as Andrew B. Glaspie — of Oxford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Oxford, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-born.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1876/11-21.html">November 21, 1876</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/printing.html">printing business</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">newspaper editor</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/postal.html">postmaster</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Oakland County 2nd District, 1917-22; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 12th District, 1923-24. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scotch-irish.html">Scotch-Irish</a> ancestry. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1943/09-03.html">September 3, 1943</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/66.html">66 years, 286 days</a>). Interment at Oxford 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">Relatives: Son of Andrew Peleg Glaspie and Amy Elizabeth (Bird) Glaspie; married to Clara M. Chamberlain.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/119349962">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms04819">Unknown Locations</a> Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Gideon O. Whittemore (1800-1863) — of Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich.; Tawas City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IC-lived.html">Iosco County</a>, Mich. Born in St. Albans, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/FR-born.html">Franklin County</a>, Vt., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1800/08-12.html">August 12, 1800</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sos.html">Secretary of state of Michigan</a>, 1846-48; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn4.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a>, 1850. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1863/06-30.html">June 30, 1863</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/62.html">62 years, 322 days</a>). Interment somewhere. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Franklin B. Galbraith (1839-1903) — of Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1839/index.html">1839</a>. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 14th District, 1889-90. Died in Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1903/index.html">1903</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/64.html">about 64 years</a>). Interment somewhere. </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms00226">Oak Hill Cemetery</a> 216 University Drive Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1989 <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/6267604341/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/858/05.76.jpg" width=70 height=89 border=0 alt="Moses Wisner"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Moses Wisner (1815-1863) — of Michigan. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1815/06-03.html">June 3, 1815</a>. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 4th District, 1854; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Michigan</a>, 1859-61. Died of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/typhoid-fever.html">typhoid fever</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1863/01-05.html">January 5, 1863</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/47.html">47 years, 216 days</a>). Interment at Oak Hill 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">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/moses-wisner/">National Governors Association biography</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)</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> Mark Spencer Brewer (1837-1901) — also known as Mark S. Brewer — of Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Addison Township, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-born.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1837/10-22.html">October 22, 1837</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 20th District, 1873-74; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 6th District, 1877-81, 1887-91; U.S. Consul General in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/GR-consuls.html ">Berlin</a>, as of 1881-84; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1896/MI.html">1896</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1896/committees.html">Resolutions Committee</a>); U.S. Civil Service Commissioner, 1898-1901. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1901/03-18.html">March 18, 1901</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/63.html">63 years, 147 days</a>). Interment at Oak Hill 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">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000811">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401768">Govtrack.us page</a></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> Byron Gray Stout (1829-1896) — also known as Byron G. Stout — of Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Richmond, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/OT-born.html">Ontario County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1829/01-12.html">January 12, 1829</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Oakland County 1st District, 1855-58; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/spkr.html">Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives</a>, 1857-58; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 5th District, 1861-62; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Michigan</a>, 1862; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1880/MI.html">1880</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1880/committees.html">Committee on Permanent Organization</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1888/MI.html">1888</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 6th District, 1891-93; defeated, 1868 (5th District), 1870 (5th District), 1892 (6th District). Died in Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/06-19.html">June 19, 1896</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/67.html">67 years, 159 days</a>). Interment at Oak Hill 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">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000980">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=410439">Govtrack.us page</a></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> Augustus Carpenter Baldwin (1817-1903) — also known as Augustus C. Baldwin — of Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Syracuse, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ON-born.html">Onondaga County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1817/12-24.html">December 24, 1817</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Oakland County, 1844, 1846; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1860/MI.html">1860</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1864/MI.html">1864</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 5th District, 1863-65; defeated, 1864 (5th District), 1872 (6th District); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/pontiac.html">mayor of Pontiac, Mich.</a>, 1874; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 6th Circuit, 1876-80; resigned 1880. Died in Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1903/01-21.html">January 21, 1903</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/85.html">85 years, 28 days</a>). Interment at Oak Hill 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">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000085">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401087">Govtrack.us page</a></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> Thomas Jefferson Drake (1797-1875) — also known as Thomas J. Drake — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich.; Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Scipio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/CY-born.html">Cayuga County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1797/04-18.html">April 18, 1797</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/trcn.html">Member Michigan territorial council</a> from Oakland County, 1828-31; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/trsn.html">Michigan territorial senate</a>, 1834; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 3rd District, 1839-41; delegate to Whig National Convention from Michigan, 1839; Presidential Elector for Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/pr1840-meeting.html">1840</a>; Whig candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 3rd District, 1843; Presidential Elector for Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/pr1856-meeting.html">1856</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1856/MI.html">1856</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1856/committees.html">Committee on Permanent Organization</a>); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/UT/ofc/tsju.html">justice of Utah territorial supreme court</a>, 1862-69. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1875/04-20.html">April 20, 1875</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/78.html">78 years, 2 days</a>). Interment at Oak Hill 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">Presumably named for: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jasen-jeffreys.html#647.96.43">Thomas Jefferson</a></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> Frank L. Covert (1867-1935) — of Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Waterford Township, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-born.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1867/11-23.html">November 23, 1867</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-officials.html">Oakland County Prosecuting Attorney</a>, 1905-10; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 12th District, 1915-18; defeated, 1912; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/MI.html">Michigan Republican State Central Committee</a>, 1917-19; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 6th Circuit, 1919-35; appointed 1919; died in office 1935. Injured when his <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/automobile.html">car crashed</a> into the back of a truck, and died soon after at Pontiac General <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1935/01-11.html">January 11, 1935</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/67.html">67 years, 49 days</a>). Interment at Oak Hill 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">Relatives: Son of Hudson P. Covert and Nancy J. (Sheldon) Covert; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1895/10-02.html">October 2, 1895</a>, to Catherine Cruice.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/15166119">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></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> Kleber P. Rockwell (1868-1921) — of Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Bloomfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-born.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1868/11-08.html">November 8, 1868</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-officials.html">Oakland County Prosecuting Attorney</a>, 1899-04; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn6.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> 12th District, 1907-08; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 6th Circuit, 1918-21; died in office 1921. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/index.html">1921</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/52.html">about 52 years</a>). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> John P. LeRoy (1804-1867) — of Michigan. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1804/index.html">1804</a>. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a>, 1840-41, 1851-52 (3rd District 1840-41, 6th District 1851-52). Died in Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1867/index.html">1867</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/63.html">about 63 years</a>). Interment at Oak Hill 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">Relatives: Nephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leonardo-lessler.html#290.54.96">Daniel LeRoy</a>.</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> Thaddeus D. Seeley (b. 1867) — of Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-born.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1867/08-26.html">August 26, 1867</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Oakland County 1st District, 1901-04; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 12th District, 1905-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1920/MI.html">1920</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 6th District, 1922. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Michael E. Crofoot (1822-1884) — of Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Schenectady, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/SC-born.html">Schenectady County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1822/03-14.html">March 14, 1822</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-officials.html">Oakland County Probate Judge</a>, 1849-56; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1856/MI.html">1856</a>. Died in Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1884/05-11.html">May 11, 1884</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/62.html">62 years, 58 days</a>). Interment at Oak Hill 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">Relatives: Son of Louisa Crofoot and Charles Crofoot; married to Annie E. Fitch.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/29112461">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms06749">Perry Mount Park Cemetery</a> 878 North Perry Street Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan Founded 1922 See also <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1365&">Findagrave page</a> for this location. <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Samuel Grant Backus (d. 1953) — also known as Samuel G. Backus — of Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Summersville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/NI-born.html">Nicholas County</a>, W.Va. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 17th District, 1938. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart failure</a>, February, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1953/index.html">1953</a>. Interment at Perry Mount Park Cemetery. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Charles Smith Porritt (1904-1969) — also known as Charles S. Porritt — of Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich.; East Lansing, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-lived.html">Ingham County</a>, Mich. Born in Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1904/08-20.html">August 20, 1904</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/MI.html">Michigan Democratic state chair</a>, 1939-41; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/MI.html">1940</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/english.html">English</a> ancestry. Died in Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1969/11-18.html">November 18, 1969</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/65.html">65 years, 90 days</a>). Interment at Perry Mount Park 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">Relatives: Son of Edwin J. Porritt and Mabel Eldora (Smith) Porritt; married to Elizabeth Mary Sawyer.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/36685655">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms07153">Mt. Avon Cemetery</a> 400 Sixth Street Rochester, Oakland County, Michigan Founded 1826 See also <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1112&">Findagrave page</a> for this location. <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Lysander Woodward (1817-1880) — of Rochester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Columbia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/TO-born.html">Tolland County</a>, Conn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1817/11-19.html">November 19, 1817</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/rochesterhills.html#5">Supervisor of Avon Township, Michigan</a>, 1856, 1876; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Oakland County 1st District, 1861-62; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-officials.html">Oakland County Treasurer</a>, 1866-70; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncm.html">Michigan state constitutional commission</a> 6th District, 1873; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of Michigan</a>, 1878; president, Detroit and Bay City <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/railroading.html">Railroad</a>. Died in Rochester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1880/01-14.html">January 14, 1880</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/62.html">62 years, 56 days</a>). Interment at Mt. Avon 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">Relatives: Son of Asahel Woodward and Harriet (House) Woodward; married to Penina Axford Simpson.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/52735286">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></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> Seneca Newberry (1802-1877) — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1802/12-23.html">December 23, 1802</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn1.html">Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> 5th District, 1835; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn4.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a>, 1850. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1877/05-13.html">May 13, 1877</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/74.html">74 years, 141 days</a>). Interment at Mt. Avon 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">Relatives: Married to Mercy Jones.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms07175">Stoney Creek Cemetery</a> Rochester Hills, Oakland County, Michigan <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Sarah Van Hoosen Jones (1892-1972) — of Rochester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Rochester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-born.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1892/06-23.html">June 23, 1892</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sba.html">Michigan state board of agriculture</a>, 1944-55; defeated, 1955. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/zonta.html">Zonta</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/dar.html">Daughters of the American Revolution</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sigma-xi.html">Sigma Xi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/pi-beta-phi.html">Pi Beta Phi</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1972/index.html">1972</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">about 80 years</a>). Interment at Stoney Creek Cemetery. </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms08892">Rose Center Cemetery</a> Rose Center, Oakland County, Michigan See also <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1535&">Findagrave page</a> for this location. <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Edmund Bigelow Chaffee (1887-1936) — also known as Edmund B. Chaffee — of Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Born in Rose Center, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-born.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1887/02-19.html">February 19, 1887</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/clergy.html">Minister</a>; Dry candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/cr21.html">delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment</a>, 1933. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Dropped dead, while <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/meetings.html">making a speech</a>, at a social work conference in St. Paul, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-died.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1936/09-15.html">September 15, 1936</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/49.html">49 years, 209 days</a>). Interment at Rose Center 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">Relatives: Son of John K. Chaffee and Marietta (Bigelow) Chaffee.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Epitaph: "Servant for God and Man, Toiler for Justice and Peace."</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/30522652">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms04190">Oakview Cemetery</a> Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> George Anthony Dondero (1883-1968) — also known as George A. Dondero — of Royal Oak, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Greenfield Township (now part of Detroit), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1883/12-16.html">December 16, 1883</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/royaloak.html">mayor of Royal Oak, Mich.</a>, 1921-23; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a>, 1933-57 (17th District 1933-53, 18th District 1953-57). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. 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/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>. Died in Royal Oak, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1968/01-29.html">January 29, 1968</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/84.html">84 years, 44 days</a>). Interment at Oakview 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">Relatives: Son of Louis Dondero and Caroline (Truthern) Dondero; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1913/06-28.html">June 28, 1913</a>, to Adele Roegner; father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donalda-donivan.html#241.33.35">Stanton G. Dondero</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Dondero <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-schools.html">High School</a> (opened 1927 as Royal Oak High School; renamed 1955 for Dondero when Kimball High School was built; following closure of Kimball, renamed again in 2007 as Royal Oak High School), in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-names.html">Royal Oak, Michigan</a>, was <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000411">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403524">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7449113">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></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> Alexander McIntyre Stirton (1872-1939) — also known as Alexander M. Stirton — of Michigan. Born in Brooke Township, Lambton County, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/ON-born.html">Ontario</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1872/10-11.html">October 11, 1872</a>. Socialist. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Michigan</a>, 1908; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sbe.html">Michigan state board of education</a>, 1909. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Suffered a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/stroke.html">stroke</a>, and died eight months later, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1939/10-17.html">October 17, 1939</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/67.html">67 years, 6 days</a>). Interment at Oakview 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">Relatives: Married to Bertha Williams.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms05269">Holy Sepulchre Cemetery</a> 25800 West Ten Mile Road Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Louis Charles Miriani (1897-1987) — also known as Louis C. Miriani — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1897/01-01.html">January 1, 1897</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/detroit.html">mayor of Detroit, Mich.</a>, 1957-62; defeated, 1961; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">indicted</a> in 1966 for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/tax-evasion.html">evading federal taxes</a> on income he failed to report in 1959-62; tried and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">convicted</a> in 1968; following unsuccessful appeals, he served almost a year in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">federal prison</a>; released in 1971. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/italian.html">Italian</a> ancestry. Died in Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1987/10-18.html">October 18, 1987</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/90.html">90 years, 290 days</a>). Entombed in mausoleum at Holy Sepulchre 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">Relatives: Son of Charles Miriani and Carolina (Venegoni) Miriani; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1929/04-11.html">April 11, 1929</a>, to Vera M. Vachon; uncle of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/minore-mitchel.html#371.21.87">Ronald G. Miriani</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis Miriani">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/80100754">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></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> Eugene Ignatius Van Antwerp (1889-1962) — also known as Eugene I. Van Antwerp — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1889/07-26.html">July 26, 1889</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Michigan</a>, 1940; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/detroit.html">mayor of Detroit, Mich.</a>, 1948-50; defeated, 1949; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/hwyc.html">Michigan state highway commissioner</a>, 1953. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sons-am-rev.html">Sons of the American Revolution</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/disabled-am-vets.html">Disabled American Veterans</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>. Died in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-died.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1962/08-05.html">August 5, 1962</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/73.html">73 years, 10 days</a>). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/3407296101/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/915/31.46.jpg" width=70 height=106 border=0 alt="Harry F. Kelly"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Harry Francis Kelly (1895-1971) — also known as Harry F. Kelly; Henry Francis Kelly — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich.; Gaylord, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OE-lived.html">Otsego County</a>, Mich. Born in Ottawa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/LS-born.html">La Salle County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1895/04-19.html">April 19, 1895</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/disabled.html">lost part of his left leg</a> in France; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/LS-officials.html">La Salle County State's Attorney</a>, 1919-23; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sos.html">secretary of state of Michigan</a>, 1939-42; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Michigan</a>, 1943-46; defeated, 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/MI.html">1944</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/spju.html">justice of Michigan state supreme court</a>, 1954-70. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1971/02-08.html">February 8, 1971</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">75 years, 295 days</a>). Interment at Holy Sepulchre 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">Relatives: Son of Henry Michael Kelly and Mollie (Morrissey) Kelly; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1929/05-04.html">May 4, 1929</a>, to Anne Veronica O'Brien.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/harris-francis-kelly/">National Governors Association biography</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Michigan Manual 1939</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> John David Dingell (1894-1955) — also known as John D. Dingell — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1894/02-02.html">February 2, 1894</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 15th District, 1933-55; died in office 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/MI.html">1936</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/MI.html">1940</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/MI.html">1944</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/MI.html">1952</a>; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/labor-unions.html">International Typographical Union</a>. Died at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/walter-reed.html">Walter Reed Army Hospital</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1955/09-19.html">September 19, 1955</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/61.html">61 years, 229 days</a>). Entombed in mausoleum at Holy Sepulchre 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">Relatives: Son of Joseph Adam Dingell and Mary (Knapp) Dingell; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1925/04-27.html">April 27, 1925</a>, to Grace Blossom Bigler; father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dilweg-dionysius.html#537.33.48">John David Dingell Jr.</a>; grandfather of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dilweg-dionysius.html#758.71.53">Christopher D. Dingell</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10413.html">Dingell family</a> of Detroit, Michigan.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000354">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=403472">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John D. Dingell%2C Sr.">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/John Dingell">Ballotpedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/6667993">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></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> Thomas E. Brennan (1929-2018) — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich.; East Lansing, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-lived.html">Ingham County</a>, Mich. Born in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1929/04-27.html">April 27, 1929</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a>, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 6th District); candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 15th District, 1955; common pleas court judge in Michigan, 1961-63; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 3rd Circuit, 1963-65; appointed 1963; resigned 1966; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/spju.html">justice of Michigan state supreme court</a>, 1967-73; resigned 1973; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/spcj.html">chief justice of Michigan state supreme court</a>, 1969-71; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/univfound.html">founder</a>, first dean, and first <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/univpres.html">president</a>, Thomas M. Cooley Law School; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Michigan</a>, 1976; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of Michigan</a>, 1982. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/irish.html">Irish</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-theta-phi.html">Delta Theta Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/anc-ord-hibernians.html">Ancient Order of Hibernians</a>. Died in Lansing, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-died.html">Ingham County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2018/09-29.html">September 29, 2018</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/89.html">89 years, 155 days</a>). Interment at Holy Sepulchre 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">Relatives: Married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1951/">1951</a> to Pauline Mary 'Polly' Weinberger.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/193624682">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href=" http://micourthistory.org/justices/thomas-brennan">Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society</a></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> Vincent Morrison Brennan (1890-1959) — also known as Vincent M. Brennan — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Mt. Clemens, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MA-born.html">Macomb County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1890/04-22.html">April 22, 1890</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">law professor</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 2nd District, 1919-20; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 13th District, 1921-23; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 3rd Circuit, 1924-54. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/nat-lawyers-guild.html">National Lawyers Guild</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-theta-phi.html">Delta Theta Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/maccabees.html">Maccabees</a>. Died in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-died.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1959/02-04.html">February 4, 1959</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/68.html">68 years, 288 days</a>). Interment at Holy Sepulchre 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">Relatives: Son of Charles Thomas Brennan and Mary Agnes (Morrison) Brennan; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1915/07-17.html">July 17, 1915</a>, to Ruth Hurley.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000800">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401757">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7448871">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></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> Mark E. Storen (1910-1965) — of Highland Park, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Joliet, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/WI-born.html">Will County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1910/index.html">1910</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/highlandpark.html">Mayor of Highland Park, Mich.</a>, 1960-65; died in office 1965. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/irish.html">Irish</a> ancestry. Died, from a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart attack</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1965/02-25.html">February 25, 1965</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/54.html">about 54 years</a>). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/242/99.50.jpg" width=70 height=103 border=0 alt="Patrick J. Doyle"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Patrick James Doyle (1888-1963) — also known as Patrick J. Doyle — of Dearborn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1888/index.html">1888</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Wayne County 5th District, 1945-54; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 21st District, 1955-62. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1963/index.html">1963</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">about 75 years</a>). Interment at Holy Sepulchre 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">Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58</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> Peter Joseph Kelly (1888-1966) — also known as Peter J. Kelly — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/SL-born.html">Sullivan County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1888/06-27.html">June 27, 1888</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a>, 1945-46, 1949-58 (Wayne County 1st District 1945-46, 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-58); defeated, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1958; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/pr1952-election.html">1952</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1966/index.html">1966</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/78.html">about 78 years</a>). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> John J. Maher (1889-1953) — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Carsonville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SN-born.html">Sanilac County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1889/04-08.html">April 8, 1889</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1930-53; appointed 1929; died in office 1953. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/cancer.html">cancer</a>, in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1953/02-03.html">February 3, 1953</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/63.html">63 years, 301 days</a>). Interment at Holy Sepulchre 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">Relatives: Son of Richard Maher and Catherine (O'Mara) Maher; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/">1920</a> to Agnes Catherine O'Leary.</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> John Seymour Dohany (1868-1950) — also known as John S. Dohany — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Southfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-born.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1868/07-09.html">July 9, 1868</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/physician.html">Physician</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Wayne County 2nd District, 1903-04; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 15th District, 1932. Died in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-died.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1950/02-25.html">February 25, 1950</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/81.html">81 years, 231 days</a>). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> James L. Eisele (c.1907-1981) — of Center Line, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MA-lived.html">Macomb County</a>, Mich. Born near Fowlerville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/LI-born.html">Livingston County</a>, Mich., about 1907. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">insurance business</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/warren.html#5">mayor of Center Line, Mich.</a>, 1946-54, 1960-64; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from Macomb County 1st District, 1961. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>. Died, from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/cancer.html">cancer</a>, in Henry Ford <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-died.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1981/11-02.html">November 2, 1981</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/74.html">about 74 years</a>). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Earl Hebert (1902-1991) — of Ecorse, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Bay City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/BA-born.html">Bay County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1902/07-03.html">July 3, 1902</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Wayne County 4th District, 1949-54. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/eagles.html">Eagles</a>. Died in Fort Belvoir, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/FX-died.html">Fairfax County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1991/06-01.html">June 1, 1991</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/88.html">88 years, 333 days</a>). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> John Bombyk (1921-1992) — of Dearborn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/08-04.html">August 4, 1921</a>. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 16th District, 1962. Died in Dearborn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-died.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1992/01-14.html">January 14, 1992</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/70.html">70 years, 163 days</a>). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Lenore B. Quinn (1891-1961) — also known as Mary Lenore Bookmyer; Mrs. J. R. Quinn — of Fort Wayne, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/AL-lived.html">Allen County</a>, Ind.; Birmingham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/SA-born.html">Sandusky County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/01-17.html">January 17, 1891</a>. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/MI.html">1944</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/committees.html">Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/german.html">German</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/irish.html">Irish</a> ancestry. Died in Birmingham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1961/03-18.html">March 18, 1961</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/70.html">70 years, 60 days</a>). Interment at Holy Sepulchre 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">Relatives: Daughter of Thomas W. Bookmyer and Martha Ann (Murray) Bookmyer; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/06-14.html">June 14, 1922</a>, to James Rowland Quinn.</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> James Churchill Zeder (1900-1975) — also known as James C. Zeder — of Bloomfield Hills, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/CX-born.html">Charlevoix County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1900/04-17.html">April 17, 1900</a>. Republican. Vice-president for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/engineer.html">engineering</a>, Chrysler Corporation <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/automfg.html">automobile manufacturers</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/uofm.html">University of Michigan board of regents</a>, 1961. Died in Bloomfield Hills, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1975/05-25.html">May 25, 1975</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">75 years, 38 days</a>). Entombed in mausoleum at Holy Sepulchre 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">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/176050465">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></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> Louis J. Schneider (1897-1978) — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1897/09-08.html">September 8, 1897</a>. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Wayne County 1st District, 1933-36; defeated in Republican primary, 1926, 1928, 1930; candidate in primary for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 3rd Circuit, 1941. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1978/02-24.html">February 24, 1978</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 169 days</a>). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Harold A. Lennane — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 5th District, 1928, 1932. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms11271">Beach Cemetery</a> Troy, Oakland County, Michigan <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Stephen Van Rensselaer Trowbridge (1794-1859) — also known as Stephen V. R. Trowbridge — of Birmingham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Albany, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/AL-born.html">Albany County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1794/07-04.html">July 4, 1794</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/trcn.html">Member Michigan territorial council</a> from Oakland County, 1828-29; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a>, 1839-41, 1842 (3rd District 1839-41, 6th District 1842). Died in Troy, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1859/03-01.html">March 1, 1859</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/64.html">64 years, 240 days</a>). Interment at Beach 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">Relatives: Son of Luther S. Trowbridge and Elizabeth (Tillman) Trowbridge; brother of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#579.51.13">Charles Christopher Trowbridge</a>; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1815/">1815</a> to Elizabeth Conkling; father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#337.48.77">Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#608.21.68">Luther Stephen Trowbridge</a>; grandfather of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#800.39.40">Stephen Van Rensselaer Trowbridge (1855-1891)</a>; second great-grandfather of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#858.30.42">Alexander Buel Trowbridge III</a>; first cousin twice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dana.html#445.80.52">Francis Dana</a>; third cousin of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dana.html#092.74.32">Richard Henry Dana Jr.</a>; fourth cousin of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/payson-pealy.html#251.85.17">John Larkin Payson</a>; fourth cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/payson-pealy.html#503.11.58">Charles Payson</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-1966.html">Trowbridge family</a> of Detroit, Michigan (subset of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/5840388">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms06805">White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery</a> 621 West Long Lake Road Troy, Oakland County, Michigan Founded 1928 <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/3408103998/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/484/15.04.jpg" width=70 height=97 border=0 alt="Murray D. Van_Wagoner"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Murray Delos Van Wagoner (1898-1986) — also known as Murray D. Van Wagoner — of Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich.; Birmingham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Kingston, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/TU-born.html">Tuscola County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1898/03-18.html">March 18, 1898</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/engineer.html">Civil engineer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/hwyc.html">Michigan state highway commissioner</a>, 1933-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/MI.html">1936</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/MI.html">1940</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/MI.html">1944</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/committees.html">Committee on Permanent Organization</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/speakers.html">speaker</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/MI.html">1952</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Michigan</a>, 1941-42; defeated, 1942, 1946; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/uofm.html">University of Michigan board of regents</a>, 1951. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/exchange-club.html">Exchange Club</a>. Died in Farmington Hills, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1986/06-12.html">June 12, 1986</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/88.html">88 years, 86 days</a>). Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park 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">Relatives: Married to Helen Hammond.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/murray-delos-van-wagoner/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/6853202">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Michigan Manual 1939</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/441/31.91.jpg" width=70 height=107 border=0 alt="William S. Broomfield"></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> William S. Broomfield (1922-2019) — also known as Bill Broomfield — of Royal Oak, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich.; Bloomfield Township, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich.; Birmingham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Royal Oak, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-born.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/04-28.html">April 28, 1922</a>. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/realestate.html">real estate business</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">insurance underwriter</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Oakland County 4th District, 1949-54; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 12th District, 1955-56; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a>, 1957-93 (18th District 1957-73, 19th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-93). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>; later <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/royal-arch-masons.html">Royal Arch Masons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/optimist-club.html">Optimist Club</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Died in Kensington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/MO-died.html">Montgomery County</a>, Md., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2019/02-20.html">February 20, 2019</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/96.html">96 years, 298 days</a>). Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park 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">Relatives: Son of Dr. S. C. Broomfield and Fern Broomfield.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000890">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401847">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/954/000129567">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/197108849">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58</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> David Henry Crowley (1882-1951) — also known as David H. Crowley — of Cheboygan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/CB-lived.html">Cheboygan County</a>, Mich.; Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Leslie, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-born.html">Ingham County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1882/09-05.html">September 5, 1882</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/CB-officials.html">Cheboygan County Prosecuting Attorney</a>, 1909-12; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/uofm.html">University of Michigan board of regents</a>, 1936-43; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/attygn.html">Michigan state attorney general</a>, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated, 1936. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/falls.html">Slipped and fell</a> in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/weather.html">icy conditions</a>, and died about an hour later, in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-died.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1951/12-21.html">December 21, 1951</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/69.html">69 years, 107 days</a>). Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park 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">Relatives: Son of Daniel Crowley and Margaret Crowley; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1909/08-17.html">August 17, 1909</a>, to Nina Cordelia Barrett.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/224623186">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></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> Albert A. Riddering (1884-1958) — of Michigan. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1884/07-18.html">July 18, 1884</a>. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 16th District, 1944, 1946. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1958/11-04.html">November 4, 1958</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/74.html">74 years, 109 days</a>). Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Ferris H. Fitch (1893-1984) — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-born.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1893/01-02.html">January 2, 1893</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 13th District, 1922; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 2nd District, 1926; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 3rd Circuit, 1935. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sigma-chi.html">Sigma Chi</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1984/07-13.html">July 13, 1984</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/91.html">91 years, 193 days</a>). Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Jack Kevorkian (1928-2011) — also known as "Dr. Death" — Born in Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-born.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1928/05-26.html">May 26, 1928</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/physician.html">Physician</a>; euthanasia advocate whose campaign of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/murder-mayhem.html">assisted suicides</a> of terminally ill patients in 1989-99 brought him national publicity; his medical license was <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">revoked</a> in 1990; he faced numerous <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/murder-mayhem.html">murder</a> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">charges</a> starting in 1993; acquitted by juries several times; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">convicted</a> in 1999 and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">sentenced</a> to 10 to 25 years in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/trouble/index.html">prison</a>; released in 2007; Independent candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 9th District, 2008. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/atheist-agnostic.html">Atheist</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/armenian.html">Armenian</a> ancestry. Died, from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/kidney.html">kidney</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart</a> problems, in Beaumont <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Royal Oak, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-died.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2011/06-03.html">June 3, 2011</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/83.html">83 years, 8 days</a>). Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park 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">Relatives: Son of Levon Kevorkian.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack Kevorkian">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/272/000023203">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1535170">Internet Movie Database profile</a></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> Edward S. Piggins (1906-1972) — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1906/08-10.html">August 10, 1906</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">Circuit judge in Michigan</a> 3rd Circuit, 1960-69; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/spju.html">justice of Michigan state supreme court</a>, 1970. Died in Grosse Pointe, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-died.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1972/07-11.html">July 11, 1972</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/65.html">65 years, 336 days</a>). Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Henry Aydelotte Houston (1890-1979) — also known as Henry A. Houston — of Michigan. Born in Delaware, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1890/03-29.html">March 29, 1890</a>. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 17th District, 1932. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1979/index.html">1979</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/89.html">about 89 years</a>). Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park 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">Relatives: Son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houston.html#518.56.09">Henry Aydelotte Houston (1847-1925)</a> and Eva (Hickman) Houston; married to Mary Brewington; nephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houston.html#984.76.21">John Mitchell Houston</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houston.html#084.46.35">Charles Bell Houston</a>; first cousin of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houston.html#455.61.59">John Mitchell Moore Houston</a>; first cousin twice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houston.html#225.82.42">John Wallace Houston</a>; second cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houston.html#314.20.39">Robert Griffith Houston</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-1533.html">Houston family</a> of Delaware (subset of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</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> Harry D. Fenske (d. 1965) — of Dearborn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Port Huron, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SC-born.html">St. Clair County</a>, Mich. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from Wayne County 16th District, 1961. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1965/index.html">1965</a>. Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Bruce J. Annett (1915-1977) — of Pontiac, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1915/index.html">1915</a>. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/MI.html">1952</a>. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1977/index.html">1977</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/62.html">about 62 years</a>). Interment at White Chapel Memorial Park 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">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/187065757">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <hr> <a name="cms11204">White Lake Cemetery</a> White Lake, Oakland County, Michigan <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2>Politicians buried here:</td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Charles C. Foote (1811-1891) — of Maumee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/LU-lived.html">Lucas County</a>, Ohio; Bergen, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/GE-lived.html">Genesee County</a>, N.Y.; Mt. Clemens, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MA-lived.html">Macomb County</a>, Mich.; White Lake, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in Olean, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/CA-born.html">Cattaraugus County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1811/03-30.html">March 30, 1811</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/clergy.html">Minister</a>; Liberty candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/pres-vp.html">Vice President of the United States</a>, 1848; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Michigan</a>, 1882. Died in Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-died.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/05-03.html">May 3, 1891</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 34 days</a>). Interment at White Lake 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">Relatives: Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1840/09-10.html">September 10, 1840</a>, to Clarissa Clark; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1858/08-03.html">August 3, 1858</a>, to Hannah Elizabeth Merritt.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/170813554">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></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> Myron Voorheis (1840-1899) — of White Lake, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-lived.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich. Born in White Lake, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/OA-born.html">Oakland County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1840/12-10.html">December 10, 1840</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; Prohibition candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 6th District, 1898. Died in Battle Creek, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/CL-died.html">Calhoun County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1899/10-21.html">October 21, 1899</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/58.html">58 years, 315 days</a>). Interment at White Lake 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">Relatives: Son of Sebring Voorheis and Sarah (Bachman) Voorheis; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1867/">1867</a> to Lucy Ann Nelson.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/30321291">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> </td></tr></table> <hr> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. 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Rural Telephone</a>. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this site are 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe to constitute fair use under applicable copyright law. Where possible, each image is linked to its online source. However, requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from this site are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2025 Lawrence Kestenbaum. (4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en">Creative Commons License</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"> What is a "political graveyard"? See <a href="https://politicaldictionary.com/words/political-graveyard">Political Dictionary</a>; <a href="https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=political%20graveyard">Urban Dictionary</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"> Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by <a href="https://www.hdlmi.com">HDLmi.com</a>. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on February 17, 2025. </td></tr> </table> </body> </html>