Marshall L. Cook and William R. Cook papers 1880-1945

Knox, Frank, 1874-1944

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William Franklin "Frank" Knox (January 1, 1874 – April 28, 1944) was an American politician, newspaper editor and publisher. He was also the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936, and Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II. On December 7, 1941, Knox flanked by his assistant John O’Keefe walked into Roosevelt's White House study at approximately 1:30 p.m. EST announcing that Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor. Knox was mentioned by name in Adolf Hitler...

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest-serving First Lady throughout her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms in office (1933-1945). She was an American politician, diplomat, and activist who later served as a United Nations spokeswoman. A shy, awkward child, starved for recognition and love, Eleanor Roosevelt grew into a woman with great sensitivity to the underprivileged of all creeds, races, and nations. Her constant work to improve their lot made her one of the most loved–...

Landon, Alfred M. (Alfred Mossman), 1887-1987

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Alfred "Alf" Mossman Landon (September 9, 1887 – October 12, 1987) was an American politician from the Republican Party. He served as the twenty-sixth Governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1937. He was the Republican Party's nominee in the 1936 presidential election, but was defeated in a landslide by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt who won the electoral college vote 523 to 8. Born in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, Landon spent most of his childhood in Marietta, Ohio before moving to Kansa...

Aitken, David Demerest, 1853-1930.

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Pattengill, Henry Romaine, 1852-1918.

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Henry R. Pattengill was born in Mount Vision, Otsego County, New York, January 4, 1852. The family moved to Litchfield in Hillsdale County, Michigan in the mid-1860s. Pattengill graduated from the University of Michigan in 1874. For the next ten years, he was superintendent of schools in St. Louis and Ithaca, also serving as president of the Gratiot County Teachers' Association, as a member of the Board of School Inspectors, and later on the County Board of Examiners. In 1885, Pattengill became ...

Cramton, Louis C. (Louis Convers), 1875-

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State Representative from Lapeer, Michigan, U.S. Congressman, 1913-1931, and special attorney to the Secretary of the Interior. From the description of Louis Convers Cramton papers, 1896-1966. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 154302081 Louis Convers Cramton was born in Hadley township, Lapeer County, Michigan, on December 2, 1875. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law Department in 1899, was admitted to the bar, and then began practice in Lapeer at th...

Michigan Press Association

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Dickie, Samuel, 1851-1925

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President of Albion College and chairman of the Prohibition Party National Committee. From the description of Samuel Dickie scrapbook, 1868-1879. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421525 ...

Michigan Dry Campaign Committee.

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Smith, William Alden, 1859-1932

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Smith was a United States Congressman from Michigan. From the description of Papers, 1900. (Joint Archive of Holland, History Research Center). WorldCat record id: 30535742 Smith was a Republican from Grand Rapids (Mich.) He served as U.S. Senator, 1907-1919, and U.S. Representative, 1895-1906. (For further information see the photocopied biography from the Michigan Manual, 1917 in the folder.) From the description of Guest book, 1907,1919. (Clarke Historical Lib...

Fuller, George N. (George Newman), 1873-1957

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1905 graduate of the University of Michigan and secretay of the Michigan Historical Commission. From the description of George N. Fuller papers, 1922-1923. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419341 ...

Diekema, Gerrit J. (Gerrit John), 1859-1930

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Gerrit John Diekema received his bachelors degree from Hope College in 1881, his law degree from the University of Michigan in 1885, and an honorary law degree from Hope College in 1913. After passing the bar exam in 1883, he set up practice in Holland and formed the law firm of Diekema and Kollen in 1901 with his brother-in-law, George R. Kollen. In 1885 Diekema began his long political career with his election to the first of four terms as Michigan state representative. From the de...

American Protective Tariff League

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Hastings Rotary Club (Hastings, Mich.)

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Hoffman, Clare E., 1875-1967

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Republican member of U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's Fourth District. From the description of Clare E. Hoffman papers, 1934-1967 (bulk 1939-1962). (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419878 Clare E. Hoffman was born at Vicksburg, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 1875. He was educated in Constantine, Michigan, where his parents had moved when he was one year old. He graduated from Northwestern University Law School in 1895, and then attend...

Salvation Army

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Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Salvation Army">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Salvation Army</a>. From the guide to the Salvation Army Combined Corps Roll and Ledger, 1926-1980, 1928-1969, (Special Collections Research Center) ...

Taft, William Howard, 1857-1930

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William Howard Taft (1857-1930) was an American politician who served as U.S. President (1908-1912) and Chief Justitce of the Supreme Court (1921-1930). 1857 Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 15th 1878 Graduated from Yale University 1880 Graduated from Cincinnati Law School ...

Burton, Clarence Monroe, 1853-1932

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Detroit, Michigan, businessman and historian. From the description of Clarence M. Burton papers, 1904-1907 and 1922-1923. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421050 Clarence Monroe Burton was born on Nov. 18, 1853 in Whiskey Diggins, California to Charles and Ann Burton. The family moved to Hastings, Michigan, and he later attended the University of Michigan, graduating from the Law School in 1874. After marrying, he took a position at the law firm o...

Townsend, Charles E. (Charles Elroy), 1856-1924

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Republican congressman from Michigan, 1903-1911, and U.S. Senator, 1911-1922. From the description of Charles Elroy Townsend papers, 1905-1922. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422290 ...

Burton, Marion Le Roy, 1874-1925

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President of University of Michigan, 1920-1925. From the description of Marion LeRoy Burton papers, 1895-1925. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 80711269 From the description of Marion LeRoy Burton papers, 1901-1925. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422205 M. L. Burton was president of the University of Minnesota from 1917 to 1920. From the description of M.L. Burton papers, 1917-1920. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). Wo...

Sleeper, Albert E., 1862-1934

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Governor of Michigan, 1917-1921. From the description of Albert E. Sleeper correspondence, 1919. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418978 Born Bradford, VT, 1862; moved to Lexington, MI, 1884; worked in banking and real estate; State Treasurer, 1908-12; Governor, 1916-1920; initiated state park system and Public Utilities Commission; died 1934. From the description of Papers, 1917, 1920. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 32058330 ...

Lawrence, Howard C. (Howard Cyrus), 1890-1961

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Grand Rapids, Michigan businessman and Republican politician. From the description of Howard Cyrus Lawrence papers, 1916-1966. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423618 Howard C. Lawrence, born August 14, 1890, was a Grand Rapids-based manufacturer and banker. Lawrence graduated from Lake Odessa High School in 1910, then in June 1911 entered the employ of the Lake Odessa State Savings Bank where he remained for ten years working his way up from book...

Gore, Victor M.

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Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954

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Republican politician, namesake of the Hays Code for censorship of American films. Born in Sullivan, Indiana in 1879. Hays served as the Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1918-1921, managing the successful campaign of Warren G. Harding for the presidency in 1920. Following Harding's election, Hays was appointed Postmaster General in 1921, a post he held until 1922, when he resigned in order to become the first President of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America...

Weissert, Charles Adam, 1878-1947.

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Journalist at Kalamazoo, Michigan. From the description of Charles Adam Weissert papers, 1893-1947. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422947 Charles A. Weissert was born Aug. 22, 1878 in Hastings, Michigan. He had a varied career as a scholar, author, journalist, and lawmaker. He was a veteran newspaperman working for newspapers in New York, Grand Rapids, Hastings, and Kalamazoo. Weissert traveled widely in his lifetime and became an authority on M...

Knappen, Loyal E. (Loyal Edwin), 1854-1930

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Bliss, Aaron Thomas, 1837-1906.

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Cook, William Randolph, 1866-1946.

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Michigan League for Good Roads.

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Vandenberg, Arthur H. (Arthur Hendrick), 1884-1951

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U.S. Senator from Michigan (1928-1951). From the description of Arthur H. Vandenberg papers, 1936-1941. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 620820101 Republican member of the U.S. Senate from Michigan, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and delegate to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco in 1945. From the description of Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg visual materials series [microform]. ca. 1896-1950. (University of Michigan). Wo...

Denby, Edwin, 1870-1929

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Edwin Denby (February 18, 1870 - February 8, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Secretary of the Navy in the administrations of Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge from 1921 to 1924. He also played a notable role in the infamous Teapot Dome scandal which took place during the Harding presidency. From the description of Letter, November 22, 1923. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 18168841 U.S. Congressman, 1905-1911; and U.S. Secretary of the N...

Brucker, Wilber Marion, 1894-1968

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Prosecuting attorney of Saginaw County, Michigan, attorney general of Michigan, 1929-1931, governor, 1931-1932, general counsel to the Department of Defense during the Army-McCarthy Hearing, 1954-1955, and Secretary of the Army, 1955-1961. From the description of Wilber M. Brucker papers, 1877-1968. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421623 Wilber Marion Brucker, government official and governor, was born in Saginaw, Michigan, June 23, 1894, the son...

Burrows, Julius C. (Julius Caesar), 1837-1915

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Republican U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1895-1911. From the description of Julius Caesar Burrows diary, 1867. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419912 Born January 9, 1837 in Erie Co, Pennsylvania; attended school in Ohio; admitted to the bar at Jefferson, Ohio, 1859; Principle of Richland Seminary in Kalamazoo County, 1859; practiced law, 1861; raised a company for 17th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry, 1862, served as captain until 1863; elected Circuit Co...

King, Paul H.

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Michigan. War Preparedness Board.

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Michigan Republican Newspaper Association.

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Dillman, Grover C. (Grover Cleveland), 1889-1979

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Grover Cleveland Dillman was born in Bangor, Michigan in 1889. He graduated from Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) with a degree in civil engineering. He joined the Michigan State Highway Department shortly after graduation in 1913 and rose rapidly in the ranks to Deputy State Commissioner in 1922, Chief Engineer in 1924 and State Highway Commissioner in 1929. In 1933 he became Director of Public Service for the city of Grand Rapids and in early 1935 he became Directo...

Sigler, Kim, 1894-

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Fuller, Oramel B., b. 1858.

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Powers, Perry Francis, 1857-1945.

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Green, Fred W. (Fred Warren), 1872-1936

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Republican governor of Michigan, 1927-1930, from Ionia. From the description of Fred Warren Green papers, 1881-1939. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418362 Fred Warren Green was born Oct. 20, 1872, in Manistee, Michigan. He graduated from the Law School of the University of Michigan in 1898, then served in the Spanish-American War, commanding Company G, 31st Michigan Volunteer Infantry in Cuba. After the war, he practiced law in Ypsilanti, also b...

Shafer, Paul W. (Paul Werntz), 1893-1954

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Vaughan, Coleman C., 1857-

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Republican Party (Mich.)

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Glasgow, Cassius L., 1858-

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Smith, John M. C. (John McMunn C.), 1853-1923

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Thomas, Henry F., 1843-

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Smith, Shirley W. (Shirley Wheeler), 1875-1959

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Vice president and secretary of University of Michigan. From the description of Shirley Wheeler Smith papers, 1881-1959. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421368 Shirley Wheeler Smith was born May 3, 1875 in Nashville, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1897. He was an instructor in English from 1898 to 1901 at which time he was appointed secretary of the Michigan Alumni Association and editor of the Michigan Alumnus . He was named secret...

Fellows, Grant, 1865-1929

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Osborn, Chase S. (Chase Salmon), 1860-1949

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Author and newspaper editor at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, University of Michigan regent and Republican governor of Michigan, 1911-1912. From the description of Chase Salmon Osborn papers, 1889-1949. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423228 Chase S. Osborn was born in Huntington County, Indiana on January 22, 1860, the son of George A. and Margaret (Fannon) Osborn. He married Lillian G. Jones on May 7, 1881. Osborn was a newspaperman and author before becoming ...

Ferry, Dexter Mason, 1833-1907.

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Dexter M. Ferry was born in Detroit, Nov. 23, 1872, son of Dexter Mason and Addle (Miller) Ferry; received an A.B. from Columbia University 1898, and an M.A. from the University of Michigan,1933; married Jeanette Hawkins, Oct. 1, 1907. Ferry was president of the Ferry-Morse Seed Company; chairman, Standard Accident Insurance Company; director, Michigan Fire & Marine Insurance Company; member, Michigan House of Representatives,1901-1904; president, State Board of Education,1908-1...

Newberry, Truman Handy, 1864-1945

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Detroit industrialist, assistant secretary and secretary of the Navy (1908), U.S. Senator (1919-1922), treasurer of the Detroit Steel and Spring Co., and director of Peoples State Bank, Packard Motor Car Co., and Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co. From the description of Truman Handy Newberry papers, 1879-1936. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 55791991 ...

Groesbeck, Alexander J. (Alexander Joseph), 1873-1953

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Davidson, James Edward, 1867-

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Wright, Luther Lamphere, 1856-1922.

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Martindale, Frederick C.

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Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946

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First director, United States Forest Service (1905). He changed the name of protected "forest preserves" to "national forests" and advocated a controversial "wise use" policy for the resources of the national forests, whereby a greater use of forest resources, such as tree harvests and grazing rights could be permitted. From the description of Correspondence, 1905-1945. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 40804560 Forester and governor of Pennsylvania. F...

McLaughlin, James C. (James Campbell), 1858-1932

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Kelley, Patrick Henry, 1867-1925

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Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1907-1911, and Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. From the description of Patrick H. Kelley papers, 1910-1924. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420966 Patrick Henry Kelley was US Congressman from Michigan. He was born near Dowagiac, Silver Creek Township, Cass County, Michigan on October 7, 1867. He moved to Berrien County with his parents, who settled in Watervliet in 1875. He graduated from t...

Couzens, James, 1872-1936

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U.S. senator from Michigan, mayor of Detroit, Michigan, and industrialist. From the description of James Couzens papers, 1903-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982271 Detroit Mayor and civic leader, U.S. Senator, Ford Motor Co. executive James Couzens was born in Chatham, Ont., Aug. 26, 1872, son of James J. and Emma (Clift) Couzens; married Margaret A. Manning, Aug. 31, 1898. Began the manufacture of automobiles in 1903 ; vice-president, genera...

Cady, Burt D., 1874-

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DeFoe, Murl Holcomb, 1879-

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Editor of the Charlotte, Michigan, R̲e̲p̲u̲b̲l̲i̲c̲a̲n̲ T̲r̲i̲b̲u̲n̲e̲, personal secretary to Governor Chase S. Osborn, and member of the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. From the description of Murl Holcomb Defoe papers, 1920-1960. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423312 ...

Cooper, Harry D., 1863-1933.

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Fordney, Joseph W. (Joseph Warren), 1853-1932

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Lumberman and Republican congressman from Saginaw, Michigan, 1899-1923. From the description of Joseph W. Fordney papers, 1919-1927. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418604 ...

Anti-Saloon League of Michigan

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J.L. Hudson was the president of this temperance organization which was headquartered in Detroit (Mich.). It began around 1906 and functioned until 1939. The organization advertised against breweries, saloons, and for prohibition. The Clarke Historical Library has the extensive papers of M.D. Olds. From the description of Collection, 1911-1912. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 46368355 ...

Hudson, Joseph L. (Joseph Lowthian), 1846-1912

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Fitzgerald, Frank Dwight, 1885-1939

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Frank D. Fitzgerald, Republican governor of Michigan 1935-1936 and from January 1 to March 16, 1939, was born January 27, 1885 in Grand Ledge, Michigan. He attended Ferris Institute taking business courses but did not graduate. He began his career as post office clerk in Grand Ledge (his father was postmaster). He held this positions from 1906 to 1911. In 1912, he was elected as a Republican to the county board of supervisors. In addition, over the next several years Fitzgerald woul...

Blodgett, John W. (John Wood), 1860-1951

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John W. Blodgett, Jr. (1901-1987) was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on May 24, 1901. His father John W. Blodgett, Sr. was prominent in the timber industry. Blodgett Sr. was principal of the Blodgett firm during the late 1800s and early 1900s and served as president of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association. Blodgett, Sr. owned timber lands in the lake states region and in the south and west. Blodgett, Jr. graduated from Harvard with an A.B. in 1923. Like his fath...

United States. Congress

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Bills of the 96th Congress to provide for temporary increases in the public debt limit, and for other purposes. From the description of Public debt legislation, 96th Congress : legislative history of public debt legislation, 1979-1980. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 243776779 Bill of the 96th Congress to impose a windfall profit tax on domestic crude oil, and for other purposes. From the description of Crude oil windfall profit tax act of 1980 ...

McMillan, James, 1838-1902

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Detroit industrialist and U.S. Senator (1889-1902). Purchasing agent for the Detroit & Milwaukee railroad; organizer of the Michigan Car Co., 1863; president of the Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Railroad; member of Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad and Detroit City Railroad; president of the Detroit Board of Park Commissioners and the Detroit Board of Estimates; member of the Republican State Central Committee, 1876. Was also a member of the following firms: Detroit Car Wheel Co...

Sawyer, Walter H. (Walter Hulme), 1861-1931

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Hillsdale, Michigan physician, member of the Michigan State Board of Registration in Medicine, member of the Republican State Central Committee, and Regent of University of Michigan. From the description of Walter H. Sawyer papers, 1900-1931. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 85777070 From the description of Walter H. Sawyer papers, 1901-1931. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420046 Walter H. Sawyer was born August 10, 1861 in...

Dickinson, Luren Dudley, 1859-1943

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Ferris, Woodbridge N., 1853-1928

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Michigan Democratic governor, 1913-1917, U.S. Senator, 1922-1928, and founder of Ferris Industrial School (later Ferris Institute). From the description of Woodbridge N. Ferris papers, 1878-1940. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 154302100 Governor of Michigan 1913-1916; U.S. Senator 1922-1928. From the description of Woodbridge Nathan Ferris correspondence, 1914 March 12. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 430035096 ...

Rich, John T. (John Treadway), 1841-1926

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Born in Conneautville, Pennsylvania, April 23, 1841.Came to Michigan in 1848 and was a farmer. From 1872-1880 a representative in the State Legislature; 1880, in Senate; 1881, U.S. House of Representatives; commissioner of Railroads, 1887-1891; Governor of Michigan., 1892-1896; collector of customs, Detroit, 1898-1906; State treasurer, 1908-1913; collector of customs, Port Huron, Michigan 1908-1913; died in St. Petersburg, Florida, 1925. (from Cong. Dir.) (blue index cards) From the ...

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919

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Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was an American industrialist and philanthropist. From the description of Carnegie autograph collection, 1867-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122682758 From the guide to the Carnegie autograph collection, 1867-1945, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Andrew Carnegie was an industrialist and philanthropist. From the description of Address of Mr. Andrew Carnegie before the Pitt...

Hitchcock, Frank H. (Frank Harris), 1867-1935

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U.S. postmaster general, chairman of the Republican National Committee, and newspaper publisher From the description of Frank H. Hitchcock papers, 1905-1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980118 ...

Cook, Marshall L., 1858-1955.

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Editor and publisher, with his brother, William Randolph Cook, of the H̲a̲s̲t̲i̲n̲g̲s̲ B̲a̲n̲n̲e̲r̲ in Hastings, Michigan. From the description of Marshall L. Cook papers, 1880-1945. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423372 Marshall L. Cook was born August 12, 1858 in Prairieville Township, Barry County, Michigan. After attending Albion College, he returned to Hastings, Michigan where he purchased an interest in the Hastings Banner newspaper around...

Hamilton, Edward L. (Edward La Rue), 1857-1923

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Ketcham, John Clark, 1873-1941

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Foulkes, George Ernest, 1878-1960

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Warner, Frederick Maltby, 1865-1923

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Fred M. Warner, of Farmington, Oakland County, was born in Hickling, Nottinghamshire, England, July 21, 1865. His mother died shortly after moving to the U.S. He was adopted by Hon. P.D. Warner of Farmington. Fred Warner attended the State Agricultural College for one term before becoming a clerk in his father's store. He took over the business and successfully ran it for 20 years. In 1889, he established a large cheese factory in Farmington, which led to the establishment of other factories acr...

Patton, John, 1850-1907

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Born at Corwensville, Clearfield Co., Va. Oct 30, 1850, grad. from Philip's Academy, from Yale in 1875, Columbia Law School in 1877. Moved to Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1878. Practiced law, appointed by Gov. to fill term of Senator Stockbridge, 1894-1895. (from Mich. Biog. V. 1 p. 179) (blue index cards). From the description of John Patton papers, 1892 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 600096141 Lawyer at Grand Rapids, Michigan and Republican U.S. Senator, 1894-189...

American Press Association

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When Theodore Roosevelt came home from his African expedition in June of 1910, he made attempts to cure the growing division within his Republican party. He went on a speaking tour in the late summer and early fall to support Republicans and Republicanism in the election of 1910. From the description of Colonel Roosevelt's western and southern trips, Aug. 23-Sept. 11 & Oct. 6-15, 1910, not before 1910. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612800248 ...

Potter, William W., 1869-1940

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William W. Potter was born in Maple Grove Township, Michigan on August 1. 1869, the son of Lucien B. and Clarinda L. (Trimmer) Potter. He married Margaret D. Richardson on April 5, 1894, and received his LL.B from the University of Michigan a year later. Mr. Potter was superintendent of schools, Harrison, Michigan from 1891 until 1894, when he was admitted to the bar. At that time he began practicing law in Hastings, and became city attorney of Hastings. He went on to become prosecuting attorney...