The Political Graveyard: Bay County, Mich.

Bay County
Michigan

Bay County information:

Population: 110,157 (2000); 111,723 (1990)
Land area 444 square miles.
County seat: Bay City
Bay County official web site.
Capital Impact: Bay County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Bay County -- census data on population, race, economics
Bay County MIGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Bay County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

North: Arenac County
Northeast: Saginaw Bay
Southeast: Tuscola County
South: Saginaw County
West: Midland County
Northwest: Gladwin County

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Bay County
Politicians who were born in Bay County
Politicians who lived in Bay County
Politicians who died in Bay County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Bay County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Bay County

(not intended to be complete)

Benjamin F. Partridge (Sheriff) George Washington (Sheriff) Thomas A. E. Weadock (Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-78) H. Wirt Newkirk (Circuit Court Commissioner, 1881) Lee E. Joslyn (Circuit Court Commissioner, 1888-92) Lee E. Joslyn (Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-94) Frank L. Westover (County Clerk, 1895-98) Alexander Zagelmeyer (County Treasurer, 1903-04) James L. McCormick (Prosecuting Attorney) Harold C. Bellows (County Treasurer) Karl K. Leibrand (Circuit Court Commissioner, 1935-36) Adolph Blanchard (County Clerk, 1939-56) Karl K. Leibrand (Prosecuting Attorney, 1939-42)

Unknown Location
Bay City, Bay County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Isaac Marston (1839-1891) — of Bay County, Mich. Born in County Armagh, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), January 3, 1839. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Bay County, 1872; Michigan state attorney general, 1874; appointed 1874; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1875-83; appointed 1875; resigned 1883; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1880-81. Died October 31, 1891. Interment somewhere.

Elm Lawn Cemetery
Bay City, Bay County, Michigan
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Roy Orchard Woodruff (1876-1953) — also known as Roy O. Woodruff — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Mich., March 14, 1876. Son of Charles Woodruff and Electa A. (Wallace) Woodruff; married 1906 to Vera May Hall (daughter of De Vere Hall); married, June 11, 1921, to Daisy E. Fish. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; dentist; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1911-13; U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1913-15, 1921-53; defeated, 1914; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940. Baptist; later Presbyterian. Scottish and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; American Legion; Elks; United Spanish War Veterans; American Dental Association. Died in Washington, D.C., February 12, 1953. Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.
Elford Albin Cederberg (1918-2006) — also known as Elford A. Cederberg — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich.; Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., March 6, 1918. Son of Alvin Cederberg and Helen (Olson) Cederberg. Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1949-52; U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1953-78; defeated, 1950, 1978. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Elks; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in The Villages, Lake County, Fla., April 17, 2006. Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page; Find-A-Grave memorial.
Rousseau Owen Crump (1843-1901) — also known as Rousseau O. Crump — of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay County, Mich. Born in Pittsford, Monroe County, N.Y., May 20, 1843. Republican. Manufacturer; mayor of West Bay City, Mich., 1892-95; U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1895-1901; died in office 1901. English ancestry. Died in West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay County, Mich., May 1, 1901. Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.
Spencer Oliver Fisher (1843-1919) — also known as Spencer O. Fisher — of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay County, Mich. Born in Camden, Hillsdale County, Mich., February 3, 1843. Democrat. Lumber business; mayor of West Bay City, Mich., 1883-85; U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1885-89; defeated, 1888; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1892; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1894; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1896. Died in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., June 1, 1919. Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.
Henry Harrison Aplin (1841-1910) — also known as Henry H. Aplin — of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay County, Mich. Born in Thetford Township, Genesee County, Mich., April 15, 1841. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884; Michigan state auditor general, 1887-90; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District, 1895-96; U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1901-03. Died in West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay County, Mich., July 23, 1910. Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.
Nathan Ball Bradley (1831-1906) — also known as Nathan B. Bradley — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Lee, Berkshire County, Mass., May 28, 1831. Republican. Lumber business; salt industry; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1865; member of Michigan state senate 27th District, 1867-68; U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1873-77. Died in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., November 8, 1906. Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.
Herschel Harrison Hatch (1837-1920) — also known as Herschel H. Hatch — of Michigan. Born in Morrisville, Madison County, N.Y., February 17, 1837. Republican. Probate judge in Michigan, 1868-72; member of Michigan state constitutional commission 8th District, 1873; U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1883-85. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 30, 1920. Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.
Frank Willis Wheeler (1853-1921) — of Michigan. Born in Chaumont, Jefferson County, N.Y., March 2, 1853. Republican. U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1889-91. Died in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich., August 9, 1921. Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.
Benjamin Franklin Partridge (1822-1892) — also known as Benjamin F. Partridge — of Portsmouth Township, Bay County, Mich. Born in Shelby, Macomb County, Mich., April 19, 1822. Son of Asa Partridge and Sarah C. Partridge; married, September 13, 1845, to Olive Miranda Wright. Republican. Lumber business; real estate business; farmer; historian; Bay County Sheriff; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Michigan land commissioner, 1877-78; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District, 1881-82. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grand Army of the Republic; Grange. Died in Portsmouth Township, Bay County, Mich., October 19, 1892. Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
Adolph J. Rehmus (1887-1965) — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born October 3, 1887. Democrat. Delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Bay County 1st District, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1936. Died February 2, 1965. Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.
Richard Harold Fletcher, Jr. (d. 1984) — also known as Richard H. Fletcher, Jr. — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944; member, Michigan Conservation Commission, 1947-52. Died December 23, 1984. Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery.

Pine Ridge Cemetery
Bay City, Bay County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

James M. Birney (1817-1888) — also known as James Birney — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Danville, Boyle County, Ky., June 17, 1817. Son of Agatha (McDowell) Birney and James Gillespie Birney; uncle of Arthur Alexis Birney. Republican. Circuit judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1860-63; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1861; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1876-82. Died in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., May 8, 1888. Interment at Pine Ridge Cemetery.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Marshall family of New York and Virginia
- See also: Find-A-Grave memorial.

St. Patrick's Cemetery
Bay City, Bay County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Thomas Addis Emmet Weadock (1850-1938) — also known as Thomas A. E. Weadock — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Ballygarret, County Wexford, Ireland, January 1, 1850. Son of Lewis Weadock and Mary (Cullen) Weadock; married 1874 to Mary E. Tarsney (died 1889) (sister of John Charles Tarsney and Timothy Edward Tarsney); married 1893 to Nannie E. Curtiss (died 1927); brother of George William Weadock (who married Grace Mary Weadock); uncle of George Leo Weadock; granduncle of George William Weadock II. Democrat. Lawyer; Bay County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-78; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1883-84; U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1891-95; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1896; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1930; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1932; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1933; defeated, 1904, 1928. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Ancient Order of Hibernians. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 18, 1938. Interment at St. Patrick's Cemetery.
- See also Weadock-Tarsney family of Michigan
- See also: congressional biography; Govtrack.us page.

St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
Bay City, Bay County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Adolph H. Begick (1898-1988) — of Frankenlust Township, Bay County, Mich. Born February 24, 1898. Brother of Paul Begick. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District, 1943-44; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 24th District, 1944, 1946. Died in Bangor Township, Bay County, Mich., December 9, 1988. Interment at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave memorial.

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Selected officials of Bay County

Politicians who were born in Bay County

Politicians who lived in Bay County

Politicians who died in Bay County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Bay County