Harmon G. Cropsey (August 16, 1917 – March 13, 2009) was an American politician and farmer. Born in

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, Cass County, Michigan, Cropsey served in the United States Navy during World War II. He went to

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and received his bachelor's degree from Iowa State University. He farmed in Iowa and Michigan and was the manager of the Iowa Canning Company in Vinton, Iowa. He served on the Geneva Public School Board and the Lewis Cass Intermediate School Board in Michigan. From 1981 to 1983, Cropsey served in the

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, as a Republican, and then served in the Michigan State Senate from 1983 to 1990. His son

Alan Cropsey Alan Lee Cropsey (born June 13, 1952) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of both houses of the Michigan Legislature between 1979 and 2010. He is a member of the Republican Party. Early life and education Cropsey was bo ...

also served in the

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. He died in at his home in

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