The Political Graveyard: Livingston County, Mich.

Livingston County
Michigan

Livingston County information:

Population: 156,951 (2000); 115,645 (1990)
Land area 568 square miles.
County seat: Howell
Livingston County official web site.
Capital Impact: Livingston County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Livingston County -- census data on population, race, economics
Livingston County MIGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
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Livingston County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

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The Political Graveyard:

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

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Selected officials of Livingston County

(not intended to be complete)

Arthur E. Cole (Probate Judge, 1885-89) Willis L. Lyons (County Clerk, 1900-11) Edmund C. Shields (Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04) Willis L. Lyons (Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-21) Willis L. Lyons (Probate Judge, 1921)

Private or family graveyard
Livingston County, Michigan

Politicians formerly buried here:

Kinsley Scott Bingham (1808-1861) — also known as Kinsley S. Bingham — of Green Oak, Livingston County, Mich. Born in Camillus, Onondaga County, N.Y., December 16, 1808. Married 1833 to Margaret Warden (died 1834) (sister of Robert Warden, Jr. (1815?-?)); married, June 10, 1839, to Mary Warden (sister of Robert Warden, Jr. (1815?-?)); brother of Ira P. Bingham. Lawyer; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1837-39, 1841-42 (Livingston District 1837-39, 1841, Livingston County 1842); Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1838-39, 1842; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1847-51; Governor of Michigan, 1855-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856 (Convention Vice-President; Speaker); U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1859-61; died in office 1861. Died in Green Oak, Livingston County, Mich., October 5, 1861. Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reinterment at Old Village Cemetery, Brighton, Mich.
- See also Bingham-Warden family of Michigan
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Find-A-Grave memorial.

Fairview Cemetery
Brighton, Livingston County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

George Wilcken Romney (1907-1995) — also known as George W. Romney — of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Colonia Dublán, Chihuahua, of American parents, July 8, 1907. Son of Gaskell Romney (1871-1955) and Anna Amelia (Pratt) Romney (1876-1926); nephew of Vernon Romney; first cousin of Marion George Romney, Artemesia Romney (who married Ariel Smith Ballif, Sr.) and Vernon Bradford Romney; married, July 2, 1931, to Lenore Emily LaFount; father of G. Scott Romney (who married Ronna Romney) and Willard Mitt Romney. Republican. Board chairman and president, American Motors, 1954-62; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 12th Senatorial District, 1961-62; Governor of Michigan, 1963-69; resigned 1969; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964 (delegation chair); candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1968; U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1969-73; member of Wayne State University board of governors, 1979-84; appointed 1979. Mormon. English and German ancestry. Died, from a heart attack, in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Mich., July 26, 1995. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
- See also Romney family of Utah
- Portraits: 1959; 1962.
- See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
Lenore Romney (1908-1998) — also known as Lenore Emily LaFount — of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Logan, Cache County, Utah, November 9, 1908. Daughter of Harold Arundel LaFount (1880-1952) and Alma Luella (Robison) LaFount (1882-1938); married, July 2, 1931, to George Wilcken Romney; mother of G. Scott Romney (who married Ronna Romney) and Willard Mitt Romney. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1970. Female. English and French Huguenot ancestry. Died July 7, 1998. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
- See also Romney family of Utah
- See also: Wikipedia article.

Old Village Cemetery
Brighton, Livingston County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Kinsley Scott Bingham (1808-1861) — also known as Kinsley S. Bingham — of Green Oak, Livingston County, Mich. Born in Camillus, Onondaga County, N.Y., December 16, 1808. Married 1833 to Margaret Warden (died 1834) (sister of Robert Warden, Jr. (1815?-?)); married, June 10, 1839, to Mary Warden (sister of Robert Warden, Jr. (1815?-?)); brother of Ira P. Bingham. Lawyer; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1837-39, 1841-42 (Livingston District 1837-39, 1841, Livingston County 1842); Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1838-39, 1842; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1847-51; Governor of Michigan, 1855-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856 (Convention Vice-President; Speaker); U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1859-61; died in office 1861. Died in Green Oak, Livingston County, Mich., October 5, 1861. Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Livingston County, Mich.; reinterment at Old Village Cemetery.
- See also Bingham-Warden family of Michigan
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Find-A-Grave memorial.
Ira P. Bingham — of Brighton, Livingston County, Mich. Brother of Kinsley Scott Bingham. Physician; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1880. Interment at Old Village Cemetery.
- See also Bingham-Warden family of Michigan

Hamburg Cemetery
Hamburg, Livingston County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Edwin Baruch Winans (1826-1894) — also known as Edwin B. Winans — of Hamburg Township, Livingston County, Mich. Born in Avon, Livingston County, N.Y., May 16, 1826. Son of John Winans and Eliza (Way) Winans; married 1855 to Elizabeth Galloway. Democrat. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Livingston County 1st District, 1861-64; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; supervisor of Hamburg Township, Michigan, 1872-74; probate judge in Michigan, 1877-80; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1883-87; defeated, 1880; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1888; Governor of Michigan, 1891-92. Episcopalian. German and English ancestry. Died in Hamburg, Livingston County, Mich., July 4, 1894. Interment at Hamburg Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.

Hartland Cemetery
Hartland, Livingston County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Ira D. Crouse — of Michigan. Brother of Robert Crouse. Member of Michigan state constitutional commission 6th District, 1873; candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1880. Interment at Hartland Cemetery.
Robert Crouse — of Livingston County, Mich. Brother of Ira D. Crouse. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850. Interment at Hartland Cemetery.

Unknown Location
Howell, Livingston County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Paul Robert Mahinske (1927-1989) — also known as Paul R. Mahinske — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Howell, Livingston County, Mich. Born June 20, 1927. Son of John Mahinske, Sr. and Catherine (Dutto) Mahinske; married to Virginia Irene Kretschmer. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 7th District, 1961-62; circuit judge in Michigan 44th Circuit, 1969-82. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Died October 6, 1989. Interment somewhere.

Lakeview Cemetery
Howell, Livingston County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Reuben Clark Reed (1856-1936) — also known as R. Clark Reed — of Michigan. Born in Freetown, Cortland County, N.Y., July 21, 1856. Prohibition candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1906. Died in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., July 18, 1936. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
Willis Leon Lyons (1877-1970) — also known as Willis L. Lyons — of Howell, Livingston County, Mich. Born in Livingston County, Mich., April 15, 1877. Son of Samuel Lyons and Elmina (Drew) Lyons; married 1899 to Teresa Scully. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; director, attorney, vice-president, First National Bank of Howell; Livingston County Clerk, 1900-11; Livingston County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-21; Livingston County Probate Judge, 1921; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928; circuit judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1948-53; appointed 1948; defeated, 1953. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Rotary; Veterans of Foreign Wars; United Spanish War Veterans. Died October 7, 1970. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
Luke S. Montague (1847-1895) — of Howell, Livingston County, Mich. Born November 2, 1847. Circuit judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1895; died in office 1895. Died September 28, 1895. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
Charles P. Adams (1876-1956) — of Howell, Livingston County, Mich. Born in Conway, Livingston County, Mich., 1876. Married 1898 to Pauline E. Griffith. Republican. Clothing merchant; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1935-44. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in 1956. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave memorial.
Ely Barnard (1807-1871) — of Livingston County, Mich. Born in 1807. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850. Died August 1, 1871. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
William McPherson, Jr. (1834-1915) — of Howell, Livingston County, Mich. Born March 9, 1834. Married to Jennie M. Ranney (1836-1905). Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1900. Died January 3, 1915. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
William Clark Huntington (1850-1927) — also known as William C. Huntington — of Howell, Livingston County, Mich. Born in Howell, Livingston County, Mich., June 4, 1850. Son of William Huntington and Rhobe (Tibbitts) Huntington; married, August 9, 1876, to Adaline Lamb (1855-1925). Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1904. Died in Howell, Livingston County, Mich., January 22, 1927. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
Freeman Webb Allison (1845-1929) — also known as Freeman W. Allison — of Putnam Township, Livingston County, Mich. Born in a log house, in Putnam Township, Livingston County, Mich., April 24, 1845. Son of Timothy Allison and Ann (Carr) Allison; married 1870 to Martha 'Mattie' Benedict (1843-1924); married 1925 to Ann Meade. Democrat. School teacher; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1897-98; defeated, 1898. Member, Freemasons. Fell from a load of hay, and died as a result, in Putnam Township, Livingston County, Mich., August 3, 1929. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave memorial.
Hazel Crandall (1896-1943) — of Howell, Livingston County, Mich. Born in 1896. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1936. Female. Died in 1943. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
Nanette Q. Allen (1910-1982) — also known as Nan Allen; Mrs. Jess Allen — of Howell, Livingston County, Mich. Born March 8, 1910. Married to Jesse C. Allen (1904-1973). Republican. Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1959-63; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960, 1964. Female. Died in Howell, Livingston County, Mich., October 11, 1982. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.

Sanford Cemetery
Oak Grove, Livingston County, Michigan

Politicians buried here:

Orla A. Bailey (1881-1961) — of Michigan. Born in 1881. Republican. Candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1932, 1934. Died in 1961. Interment at Sanford Cemetery.
Kenneth S. Bailey, Sr. (1912-1972) — of Michigan. Born June 11, 1912. Democrat. Democratic candidate for Michigan state senate 15th District, 1958 (primary), 1960. Died in Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich., November 17, 1972. Interment at Sanford Cemetery.

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Selected officials of Livingston County

Politicians who were born in Livingston County

Politicians who lived in Livingston County

Politicians who died in Livingston County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Livingston County