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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: American Civil Liberties Union, politicians, Michigan</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Alexander</b>; <b>Bob Alexander</b> — of Ann Arbor, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-lived.html">Washtenaw County</a>, Mich.; East Lansing, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-lived.html">Ingham 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/1944/10-31.html">October 31, 1944</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/peace-corps.html">Served in the Peace Corps</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">school teacher</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> 53rd District, 1974 (Human Rights), 1992 (Democratic primary); member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/MI.html">Michigan Democratic State Central Committee</a>, 1977-79; Democratic candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 8th District, 2004. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/unitarian.html">Unitarian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-kappa-tau.html">Phi Kappa Tau</a>; <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>. Died, from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/pancreatic-cancer.html">pancreatic cancer</a>, in East Lansing, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-died.html">Ingham County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2017/04-26.html">April 26, 2017</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/72.html">72 years, 177 days</a>). His <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/donated.html">body was donated</a> to the Michigan State University Medical School. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Robert Gibson Alexander and Dorothy (Darwood) Alexander; married to Julie Horn.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>N. Lorraine Beebe (1910-2005)</b> — also known as <b>Nellie Lorraine Boekeloo</b> — of Dearborn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Kalamazoo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/KZ-born.html">Kalamazoo County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1910/06-19.html">June 19, 1910</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 12th District, 1967-70; defeated, 1964, 1970; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sos.html">secretary of state of Michigan</a>, 1974. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>. Inducted to Michigan Women's <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/other-hof.html">Hall of Fame</a>, 1983. Died, in Tendercare <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/nursing-homes.html">nursing home</a>, Portage, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/KZ-died.html">Kalamazoo County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2005/08-12.html">August 12, 2005</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/95.html">95 years, 54 days</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/plcrem.html">Cremated</a>; ashes interred at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/KZ-buried.html# ">St. Barnabas Episcopal Church</a>, Portage, Mich. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Daughter of Henry Lawrence Boekeloo and Genevieve (Richards) Boekeloo; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1938/08-20.html">August 20, 1938</a>, to Leo Clair Beebe.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N. Lorraine Beebe">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/100888616">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Owen F. Bieber (b. 1929)</b> — of Wyoming, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/KE-lived.html">Kent County</a>, Mich. Born in Byron Center, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/KE-born.html">Kent County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1929/12-28.html">December 28, 1929</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/labor.html">President</a>, United Auto Workers Local 687, 1956-61; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/labor.html">international president</a>, 1983-95; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/KE-parties.html">chair of Kent County Democratic Party</a>, 1964-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/MI.html">1968</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1976/MI.html">1976</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1980/MI.html">1980</a>; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/foresters.html">Foresters</a>; <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>. Still living as of 2006. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Albert F. Bieber and Minnie (Schwartz) Bieber; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1950/11-25.html">November 25, 1950</a>, to Shirley Van Woerkom.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Don Binkowski (b. 1929)</b> — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich.; Warren, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MA-lived.html">Macomb 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/1929/10-26.html">October 26, 1929</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from 2nd Senatorial District, 1961-62; district judge in Michigan 37th District, 1969-86. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/polish.html">Polish</a> ancestry. Member, <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>; <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/polish-legion-am-vets.html">Polish Legion of American Veterans</a>; <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/am-jud-soc.html">American Judicature Society</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/polish-nat-alliance.html">Polish National Alliance</a>. Still living as of 1999. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Alex Binkowski and Helen (Wojtowicz) Binkowski; married to Sharon J. Hromek.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.lp.org/mi-candidates-12"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/609/66.20.jpg" width=70 height=101 border=0 alt="Scotty Boman"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Scott A. Boman (b. 1962)</b> — also known as <b>Scotty Boman</b> — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich.; St. Clair Shores, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MA-lived.html">Macomb 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/1962/04-14.html">April 14, 1962</a>. Libertarian. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">College instructor</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a>, 1994; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 14th District, 1996; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/wsu.html">Wayne State University board of governors</a>, 1998; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sbe.html">Michigan state board of education</a>, 2002, 2004; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of Michigan</a>, 2006; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Michigan</a>, 2008, 2012; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sos.html">secretary of state of Michigan</a>, 2010. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/nra.html">National Rifle Association</a>; <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>. Still living as of 2012. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Image source:</i> Libertarian Party</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Winston Perry Bullard (1942-1998)</b> — also known as <b>Perry Bullard</b> — of Ann Arbor, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-lived.html">Washtenaw County</a>, Mich. Born in Cleveland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/CU-born.html">Cuyahoga County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1942/09-02.html">September 2, 1942</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> 53rd District, 1973-92. Member, <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/common-cause.html">Common Cause</a>. Died in Canton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-died.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1998/10-15.html">October 15, 1998</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/56.html">56 years, 43 days</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>John M. Burns</b> — of Manhattan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Born in Grosse Pointe, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a>, 1964-68 (New York County 8th District 1964-65, 71st District 1966, 64th District 1967-68). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/christian-scientist.html">Christian Scientist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>; <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/psi-upsilon.html">Psi Upsilon</a>. Still living as of 1968. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Milton Robert Carr (b. 1943)</b> — also known as <b>Bob Carr</b> — of East Lansing, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-lived.html">Ingham County</a>, Mich. Born in Janesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/RO-born.html">Rock County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1943/03-27.html">March 27, 1943</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a>, 1975-81, 1983-95 (6th District 1975-81, 1983-93, 8th District 1993-95); defeated, 1972, 1980; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <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/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from Michigan</a>, 1994. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. Member, <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/common-cause.html">Common Cause</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>. Still living as of 2020. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000178">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=402325">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/435/000141012">NNDB dossier</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Roger E. Craig (b. 1933)</b> — of Dearborn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Blairsville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/IN-born.html">Indiana County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1933/04-23.html">April 23, 1933</a>. Democrat. <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> 10th District, 1965-70; defeated in primary, 1970. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/protestant.html">Protestant</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-assoc-justice.html">Association of Trial Lawyers of America</a>; <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/ams-dem-action.html">Americans for Democratic Action</a>. Still living as of 1970. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Jack Faxon (b. 1936)</b> — 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/1936/06-09.html">June 9, 1936</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from 5th Senatorial District, 1961-62; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> 15th District, 1965-70; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a>, 1971-94 (7th District 1971-82, 15th District 1983-94); defeated in primary, 1962. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jewish.html">Jewish</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/bnai-brith.html">B'nai B'rith</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/labor-unions.html">American Federation of Teachers</a>; <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>. Still living as of 2006. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Morris Faxon and Pauline (Krimsky) Faxon.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Joseph Edward Gerald Finkbeiner (1942-2013)</b> — also known as <b>Joe Finkbeiner</b> — of East Lansing, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-lived.html">Ingham County</a>, Mich.; Eagle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/CN-lived.html">Clinton County</a>, Mich. Born in Hastings, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/BR-born.html">Barry County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1942/03-10.html">March 10, 1942</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/electrician.html">Electrician</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/automfg.html">automobile worker</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-parties.html">chair of Ingham County Democratic Party</a>, 1973-78. Member, <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/labor-unions.html">United Auto Workers</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2013/02-26.html">February 26, 2013</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/70.html">70 years, 353 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/CN-buried.html# ">St. Mary's Cemetery</a>, Westphalia, Mich. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Clifford Finkbeiner and Monica (Anderson) Finkbeiner; married to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/finck-finlayson.html#348.12.34">Sherry Lee Gilcher</a>.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Barbara B. Goushaw (b. 1954)</b> — 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/1954/02-05.html">February 5, 1954</a>. Libertarian. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sbe.html">Michigan state board of education</a>, 1996; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/msu.html">Michigan State University board of trustees</a>, 1998. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lwv.html">League of Women Voters</a>; <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>. Still living as of 1998. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>David C. Hollister (b. 1942)</b> — of Lansing, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-lived.html">Ingham County</a>, Mich. Born in Kalamazoo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/KZ-born.html">Kalamazoo County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1942/04-03.html">April 3, 1942</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-officials.html">Ingham County Commissioner</a>, 1969-74; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a>, 1975-93 (57th District 1975-92, 69th District 1993); resigned 1993; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/lansing.html">mayor of Lansing, Mich.</a>, 1993-2003; resigned 2003. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/congregationalist.html">United Church of Christ</a>. Member, <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>. Still living as of 2003. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1962/">1962</a> to Judy Artz.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Mildred Jeffrey (1910-2004)</b> — also known as <b>Millie Jeffrey</b>; <b>Mildred McWilliams</b> — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Alton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/SX-born.html">Sioux County</a>, Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1910/12-29.html">December 29, 1910</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/labor.html">Organizer</a> for the Amalgamated <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/clothing.html">Clothing</a> Workers in the 1930s; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/labor.html">director</a>, Women's Bureau, and later the community relations and consumer affairs departments, United <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/automfg.html">Automobile</a> Workers; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/MI.html">1956</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/MI.html">1960</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/MI.html">1968</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1976/MI.html">1976</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1980/MI.html">1980</a>; member, Arrangements Committee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/committees.html">1964</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/MI.html">Michigan Democratic State Central Committee</a>, 1957-61; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/MI.html">Democratic National Committee from Michigan</a>, 1961-69; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from Wayne County 12th District, 1961; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/wsu.html">Wayne State University board of governors</a>; elected 1974. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/ams-dem-action.html">Americans for Democratic Action</a>; <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>. Received the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/medal-of-freedom.html">Presidential Medal of Freedom</a> in 2000. Died, in a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/nursing-homes.html">nursing home</a> at Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-died.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2004/03-24.html">March 24, 2004</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/93.html">93 years, 86 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1936/">1936</a> to Homer Newman Jeffrey.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Howard Lyle Jones (b. 1925)</b> — also known as <b>Howard L. Jones</b> — of Webberville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-lived.html">Ingham County</a>, Mich.; Lansing, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-lived.html">Ingham County</a>, Mich. Born in Champaign, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CH-born.html">Champaign County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1925/09-19.html">September 19, 1925</a>. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">school teacher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from Ingham County 2nd District, 1962; appointed 1962; candidate in Democratic primary for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a>, 1962 (Ingham County 2nd District), 1968 (58th District), 1970 (58th District); Human Rights candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sbe.html">Michigan state board of education</a>, 1972, 1976; Human Rights candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 6th District, 1974; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/unitarian.html">Unitarian</a>. Member, <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>. Still living as of 1998. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Sherdie Jones and Millicent (Hardiek) Jones; married to Dorothy Gertrude Dorch.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Lawrence Kestenbaum (b. 1955)</b> — also known as <b>Larry Kestenbaum</b> — of East Lansing, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-lived.html">Ingham County</a>, Mich.; Ann Arbor, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-lived.html">Washtenaw County</a>, Mich. Born in Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-born.html">Cook County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1955/09-13.html">September 13, 1955</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-officials.html">Ingham County Commissioner 8th District</a>, 1983-88; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> 52nd District, 1998; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-officials.html">Washtenaw County Commissioner 4th District</a>, 2000-02; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-officials.html">Washtenaw County Clerk and Register of Deeds</a>, 2005-. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jewish.html">Jewish</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/austro-hungarian.html">Hungarian</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/german.html">German</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/polish.html">Polish</a>, and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scandinavian.html">Norwegian</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/nat-trust-hist-pres.html">National Trust for Historic Preservation</a>; <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/grange.html">Grange</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sierra-club.html">Sierra Club</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>. Creator of The Political Graveyard web site. Still living as of 2022. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Justin Louis Kestenbaum and Maryhelen (Dietrich) Kestenbaum; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1990/11-17.html">November 17, 1990</a>, to Janice Gutfreund; grandnephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kerrey-keydel.html#600.17.79">Meyer Kestnbaum</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <i>Political family:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/12208.html">Wilentz family</a> of Perth Amboy, New Jersey.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence Kestenbaum">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=208724">OurCampaigns candidate detail</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Jean Ledwith King (1924-2021)</b> — also known as <b>Jean Ledwith</b> — of Ann Arbor, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-lived.html">Washtenaw County</a>, Mich. Born in Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-born.html">Cook County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1924/03-16.html">March 16, 1924</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/MI.html">Michigan Democratic State Central Committee</a>, 1967-69, 1977-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1984/MI.html">1984</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1984/committees.html">Credentials Committee</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/MI.html">2004</a> (alternate). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/protestant.html">Protestant</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-kappa-phi.html">Phi Kappa Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/nat-org-women.html">National Organization for Women</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aauw.html">American Association of University Women</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2021/10-09.html">October 9, 2021</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/97.html">97 years, 207 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Daughter of William Medkirk Ledwith and Nettie May (Herrington) Ledwith; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1943/">1943</a> to John Culver King.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean Ledwith King">Wikipedia article</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Charles Patric Larrowe (1916-2006)</b> — also known as <b>Charles P. Larrowe</b>; <b>Lash Larrowe</b> — of East Lansing, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-lived.html">Ingham County</a>, Mich. Born in Portland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/MU-born.html">Multnomah County</a>, Ore., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/05-01.html">May 1, 1916</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Michigan</a> 6th District, 1974. Member, <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>. Died, from complications of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/parkinsons.html">Parkinson's disease</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2006/07-07.html">July 7, 2006</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/90.html">90 years, 67 days</a>). His <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/donated.html">body was donated</a> to the Michigan State University medical school. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Albertus Larrowe and Helen (Maginnis) Larrowe.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Joseph M. Lenard (b. 1962)</b> — of Wyandotte, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Trenton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-born.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1962/08-11.html">August 11, 1962</a>. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> 24th District, 2000. Member, <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/nra.html">National Rifle Association</a>. Still living as of 2000. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Leslie Ferris Lokken (b. 1926)</b> — also known as <b>Leslie Lokken</b> — of Okemos, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-lived.html">Ingham County</a>, Mich.; East Lansing, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-lived.html">Ingham County</a>, Mich. Born in Colfax, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/WI-born.html">Whitman County</a>, Wash., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1926/04-03.html">April 3, 1926</a>. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/MI.html">1972</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/MI.html">Michigan Democratic State Central Committee</a>, 1973. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/unitarian.html">Unitarian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/theta-sigma-phi.html">Theta Sigma Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/common-cause.html">Common Cause</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/nat-org-women.html">National Organization for Women</a>; <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>. Still living as of 1997. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Daughter of Robert Donald Ferris and Leslie (Smith) Ferris.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Harold Norris (b. 1918)</b> — 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/1918/04-07.html">April 7, 1918</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/faculty.html">law professor</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from Wayne County 6th District, 1961-62. Member, <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Louis Norris and Jean (Richman) Norris; married to Frances Menacer.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Allan R. Sorenson (b. 1919)</b> — of Midland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MI-lived.html">Midland County</a>, Mich. Born in Manistee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/MT-born.html">Manistee County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1919/12-12.html">December 12, 1919</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/chemical.html">Chemical</a> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/engineer.html">engineer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/uofm.html">University of Michigan board of regents</a>; elected 1961. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/protestant.html">Protestant</a>. Member, <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/audubon-soc.html">Audubon Society</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Jackson Vaughn III (1917-2006)</b> — also known as <b>Jackie Vaughn III</b> — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Birmingham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/JF-born.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ala., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/11-17.html">November 17, 1917</a>. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cncn7.html">delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention</a> from 4th Senatorial District, 1961; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a>, 1967-78 (23rd District 1967-72, 18th District 1973-78); resigned 1978; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a>, 1978-2002 (5th District 1978-82, 3rd District 1983-94, 4th District 1995-2002). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a> or <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. <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/ams-dem-action.html">Americans for Democratic Action</a>; <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/omicron-delta-kappa.html">Omicron Delta Kappa</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Died, in Botsford <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/2006/09-12.html">September 12, 2006</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/88.html">88 years, 299 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-buried.html#cms00618">Woodlawn Cemetery</a>, Detroit, Mich. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of William Vaughn and Myrtle Vaughn.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/18488817">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Myron H. Wahls (b. 1921)</b> — of Detroit, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich. Born in Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-born.html">Cook County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1921/12-11.html">December 11, 1921</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/attygn.html">Michigan state attorney general</a>, 1974; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/cirjd.html">circuit judge in Michigan</a> 3rd Circuit, 1975-82; appointed 1975; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/coajd.html">Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals</a> 1st District, 1982-; appointed 1982. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/nat-bar-assoc.html">National Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-jud-soc.html">American Judicature Society</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-assoc-justice.html">Association of Trial Lawyers of America</a>; <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Jackie Washington</b> — of Michigan. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/socialwork.html">Social worker</a>; president and CEO, Pontiac Urban League, 1985-92; president and CEO, Planned Parenthood of Southeast Michigan, 1992-; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/wsu.html">Wayne State University board of governors</a>, 2001; inductee, Michigan Women's <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/other-hof.html">Hall of Fame</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/urban-league.html">Urban League</a>; <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/nat-org-women.html">National Organization for Women</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>. Still living as of 2002. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Thomas W. White (b. 1937)</b> — 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/1937/10-31.html">October 31, 1937</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/socialwork.html">Social worker</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> 11th District, 1965-68; defeated in primary, 1968. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>; <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>. Still living as of 1968. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1964/">1964</a> to Judith Maxon.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Leonard Freel Woodcock (1911-2001)</b> — also known as <b>Leonard Woodcock</b> — of Grosse Pointe Park, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WY-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, Mich.; Ann Arbor, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-lived.html">Washtenaw County</a>, Mich. Born in Providence, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/PR-born.html">Providence County</a>, R.I., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1911/02-15.html">February 15, 1911</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/automfg.html">Automobile worker</a>; 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>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/MI.html">1968</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/wsu.html">Wayne State University board of governors</a>; elected 1959; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/labor.html">president</a>, United <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/automfg.html">Auto</a> Workers, 1970-77; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; U.S. Ambassador to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CH-diplomats.html ">China</a>, 1979-81. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/labor-unions.html">United Auto Workers</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/naacp.html">NAACP</a>; <b>American Civil Liberties Union</b>. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/lung.html">pulmonary</a> complications, in Ann Arbor, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-died.html">Washtenaw County</a>, Mich., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2001/01-16.html">January 16, 2001</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/89.html">89 years, 336 days</a>). Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Ernest Woodcock and Margaret (Freel) Woodcock; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1941/">1941</a> to Lola A. 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