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Attorney General | Democrat | KELLEY, PATRICK HENRY, a Representative from Michigan; born near Dowagiac, Silver Creek Township, Cass County, Mich., October 7, 1867; moved to Berrien County with his parents, who settled in Watervliet in 1875; attended the district and village schools; was graduated from the Valparaiso (Ind.) Normal School in 1887; taught school… Continue reading Frank Kelley

Representative | Democrat | RIEGLE, DONALD WAYNE, JR., a Representative and a Senator from Michigan; born in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., February 4, 1938; attended public schools of Flint, Mich.; attended Flint Junior College and Western University; graduated, University of Michigan 1960; received a graduate degree from Michigan State University 1961; pursued graduate studies at… Continue reading Don Riegle, Jr.

Representative | Republican | FERRY, THOMAS WHITE, a Representative and a Senator from Michigan; born in the old mission house of the Astor Fur Co. on Mackinac Island, Mich., June 10, 1827; moved with his parents to Grand Haven, Mich.; attended the public schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits; member, State house of representatives 1850-1852; member,… Continue reading Thomas Ferry

Representative | Republican | VANDER JAGT, GUY ADRIAN, a Representative from Michigan; born in Cadillac, Wexford County, Mich., August 26, 1931; graduated from Cadillac High School, Cadillac, Mich.,1949; B.A., Hope College, Holland, Mich., 1953; B.D., Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1955; Bonn University, Rotary Fellowship, 1956; J.D., University of Michigan, 1960; lawyer, private practice; member… Continue reading Guy Vander Jaqt

Representative | Democrat | FORD, WILLIAM DAVID, a Representative from Michigan; born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 6, 1927; attended Henry Ford Trade School, Melvindale High School, Nebraska State Teachers College, and Wayne University; B.A., University of Denver, 1949; LL.D., University of Denver, 1951; United States Navy, 1944-1946; United States Air Force Reserve, 1950-1958;… Continue reading William Ford

Representative | Democrat | BONOIR, DAVID EDWARD, a Representative from Michigan; born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 6, 1945; graduated from Notre Dame High School, Pontiac, Mich., 1963; B.A., University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1967; M.A., Chapman College, Orange, Calif., 1972; United States Air Force, 1968-1972; member of the Michigan state house of representatives,… Continue reading David Bonior

Representative | Republican | HOFFMAN, CLARE EUGENE, a Representative from Michigan; born in Vicksburg, Union County, Pa., September 10, 1875; attended the public schools and was graduated from the law department of Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., in 1895; was admitted to the Michigan bar in 1896 and commenced practice in Allegan, Mich.; prosecuting attorney for… Continue reading Clare Hoffman

Representative | Republican | BURROWS, JULIUS CAESAR, a Representative and a Senator from Michigan; born in North East, Erie County, Pa., January 9, 1837; moved with his parents to Ashtabula County, Ohio; attended district school, Kingsville Academy, and Grand River Institute, Austinburg, Ohio; studied law; admitted to the bar at Jefferson, Ohio, in 1859; moved… Continue reading Julius Burrows

Representative | Progressive | WOODRUFF, ROY ORCHARD, a Representative from Michigan; born at Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Mich., March 14, 1876; attended the common schools and the high school of Eaton Rapids; apprenticed to the printing business 1891-1899; enlisted as a corporal in Company G, Thirty-third Regiment, Michigan Volunteer Infantry, during the Spanish-American War; saw… Continue reading Roy Woodruff

Representative | Democrat | LEVIN, SANDER MARTIN, a Representative from Michigan; born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 6, 1931; graduated from Central High School, Detroit, Mich.; B.A., University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., 1952; M.A., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1954; LL.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1957; lawyer, private practice; member of the Michigan state… Continue reading Sander Levin