Events from the year 1935 in Michigan.

Office holders

State office holders

Governor of Michigan The governor of Michigan is the head of state, head of government, and chief executive of the U.S. state of Michigan. The current governor is Gretchen Whitmer, a member of the Democratic Party, who was inaugurated on January 1, 2019, as the stat ...

: Frank Fitzgerald ( Republican) *

Lieutenant Governor of Michigan The lieutenant governor of Michigan is the second-ranking official in U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor. The current lieutenant governor by default is Garlin Gilchrist, a Democrat, who has held the office since January 1, 2019. Proce ...

: Thomas Reed (Republican) * Michigan Attorney General:

Harry S. Toy Harry S. Toy (1892 – September 9, 1955) was an American politician, prosecutor, and judge. He served as Wayne County prosecutor (1930–1935), Michigan attorney general (1935), and a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court (1935–1937). In ...

* Michigan Secretary of State: Orville E. Atwood (Republican) * Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives: George A. Schroeder * Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate: * Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court:

Mayors of major cities

* Mayor of Detroit: Frank Couzens (Republican) *

Mayor of Grand Rapids This is a list of mayors of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The current mayor is Rosalynn Bliss, who was sworn into office on January 1, 2016. References {{Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city and county seat ...

: William Timmers * Mayor of Flint:

George E. Boysen George Everett Boysen (March 15, 1890 – March 22, 1967) was a Michigan politician. He was employed for 24 years with the Buick Motor Company. He was a member of the Freemasons Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisation ...

Mayor of Lansing List Lansing, Michigan, was incorporated as a city on February 15, 1859. * Hiram H. Smith, 1859 * John A. Kerr, 1860 * William H. Chapman, 1861–62 * Dr. Ira H. Bartholomew, 1863–65 * Dr. William H. Haze, 1866 * George W. Peck, 1867 * ...

: Max A. Templeton *

Mayor of Ann Arbor This is a list of mayors of Ann Arbor, Michigan, beginning with Ann Arbor's incorporation as a city on April 4, 1851. References Ann Arbor mayors, Political Graveyard website* Samuel W. Beakes, Past and Present of Washtenaw County' (Washtenaw C ...

: Robert A. Campbell

Federal office holders

* U.S. Senator from Michigan:

James J. Couzens James J. Couzens (August 26, 1872October 22, 1936) was an American businessman, politician and philanthropist. He served as mayor of Detroit (1919–1922) and U.S. Senator from Michigan (1922–1936). Prior to entering politics he served as vice ...

(Republican) * U.S. Senator from Michigan: Arthur Vandenberg (Republican) * House District 1:

George G. Sadowski George Gregory Sadowski (March 12, 1903 – October 9, 1961) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms in the United States House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Michigan from 1933 to 1939. Early life and education Sa ...

(Democrat) * House District 2: Earl C. Michener (Republican) * House District 3:

Henry M. Kimball Henry Mahlon Kimball (August 27, 1878 – October 19, 1935) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Kimball was born in Orland, Indiana and attended the common and high schools of Orland. He graduated from Hillsdale College in Michigan ...

(Republican) * House District 4:

Clare Hoffman Clare Eugene Hoffman (September 10, 1875 – November 3, 1967) was a United States representative from Michigan's 4th congressional district. Background Hoffman was born in Vicksburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, where he attended the public s ...

(Republican) * House District 5: Carl E. Mapes (Republican) * House District 6:

William W. Blackney William Wallace Blackney (August 28, 1876 – March 14, 1963) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served eight terms in the United States House of Representatives. Early life and education Blackney was born in Clio, Michigan, a ...

(Republican) *

House District 7 A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...

Jesse P. Wolcott Jesse Paine Wolcott (March 3, 1893 – January 28, 1969) was a politician and soldier from the U.S. state of Michigan. Wolcott was born to William Bradford Wolcott and Lillie Betsy (Paine) Wolcott in Gardner, Massachusetts and attended the comm ...

(Republican) * House District 8:

Fred L. Crawford Fred Lewis Crawford (May 5, 1888 – April 13, 1957) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Crawford was born in Dublin, Texas and attended local public schools. He went to business college at Peniel (now part of Greenville, Texas), an ...

(Republican) * House District 9:

Albert J. Engel Albert Joseph Engel (January 1, 1888 – December 2, 1959) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Biography Engel was born in New Washington, Ohio. He attended the public schools in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, and the Centra ...

(Republican) * House District 10:

Roy O. Woodruff Roy Orchard Woodruff (March 14, 1876 – February 12, 1953) was a politician, soldier, printer, and dentist from the U.S. state of Michigan. Woodruff was born of English and Scottish ancestry to Charles Woodruff and Electa A. (Wallace) Woodruff ...

(Republican) * House District 11:

Prentiss M. Brown Prentiss Marsh Brown (June 18, 1889December 19, 1973) was a Democratic U.S. Representative and Senator from the state of Michigan. Biography Brown was born in St. Ignace, Michigan and attended the public schools there. He attended the Uni ...

(Democrat) * House District 12:

Frank Eugene Hook Frank Eugene Hook (May 26, 1893 – June 21, 1982) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Hook was born in L'Anse, Michigan and graduated from L'Anse High School in 1912. He attended the College of Law of the University of Detro ...

(Democrat) * House District 13:

Clarence J. McLeod Clarence John McLeod (July 3, 1895 – May 15, 1959) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. McLeod was born in Detroit, the son of a well-to-do Scottish father who had serve ...

(Republican) * House District 14:

Louis C. Rabaut Louis Charles Rabaut (December 5, 1886 – November 12, 1961) was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic congressman representing Michigan's 14th congressional distr ...

(Democrat) * House District 15:

John D. Dingell Sr. John David Dingell Sr. (February 2, 1894 – September 19, 1955) was an American politician who represented Michigan's 15th congressional district from 1933 to 1955. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was the father of the longest-serv ...

(Democrat) * House District 16:

John Lesinski Sr. John Lesinski Sr. (January 3, 1885 – May 27, 1950) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He was the father of John Lesinski Jr., who succeeded him in the United States House of Representatives. Early life Lesinski was born in Erie ...

(Democrat) * House District 17:

George Anthony Dondero George Anthony Dondero (December 16, 1883 – January 29, 1968) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan. Background Dondero was born on a farm in Greenfield Township, Michigan, which has since become part of ...

(Republican)

Population

Companies

The following is a list of major companies based in Michigan in 1935.

Sports

Baseball

1935 Detroit Tigers season The 1935 Detroit Tigers won the 1935 World Series, defeating the Chicago Cubs 4 games to 2. The season was their 35th since they entered the American League in 1901. It was the first World Series championship for the Tigers. The players As th ...

– Under player-manager

Mickey Cochrane Gordon Stanley "Mickey" Cochrane (April 6, 1903 – June 28, 1962), nicknamed "Black Mike", was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and Detro ...

, the team won the

1935 World Series The 1935 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1935 season. The 32nd edition of the World Series, it matched the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago Cubs. The Tigers won in six games for their first championship ...

, defeating the Chicago Cubs, four games to two. First baseman Hank Greenburg led the American League with 36 home runs and 168 RBIs and was selected as the American League Most Valuable Player. Other statistical leaders on the team included second baseman

Charlie Gehringer Charles Leonard Gehringer (May 11, 1903 – January 21, 1993), nicknamed "the Mechanical Man", was an American professional baseball second baseman, coach, general manager, and team vice president, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for t ...

with a .330 batting average and pitcher

Tommy Bridges Thomas Jefferson Davis Bridges (December 28, 1906 – April 19, 1968) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the Detroit Tigers from 1930 to 1946. During the 1930s, he used an outstanding cu ...

with 21 wins and a 3.51 earned run average. * 1935

Michigan Wolverines baseball The Michigan Wolverines baseball team represents the University of Michigan in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with most other Michigan athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games ...

season - Under head coach Ray Fisher, the Wolverines compiled an 11–11 record.

Russell D. Oliver Russell Dwight Oliver (July 20, 1910 – December 19, 1974) was an American athlete and coach who played and coached football, baseball, and basketball. He played college football, baseball, and basketball at the University of Michigan and coached ...

was the team captain.

American football

1935 Detroit Lions season The 1935 Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 6th season in the National Football League. The Lions won their first National Football League (NFL) championship. In their second season in Detroit and fifth under head coach Potsy Clark, the Li ...

– Under head coach

Potsy Clark George M. "Potsy" Clark (March 20, 1894 – November 8, 1972) was an American football and baseball player, coach, and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Michigan Agricultural College, now Michigan State University, ( ...

, the Lions compiled a 7–3–2 record, placed first in the NFL's Western Division and went on to defeat the New York Giants, 26–7, in the

1935 NFL Championship Game The 1935 NFL Championship game was the third National Football League (NFL) title game, held December 15 at University of Detroit Stadium (Titan Stadium) in Detroit, Michigan. The 1935 champion of the Western Division was the Detroit Lions (7– ...

. The team's statistical leaders included Dutch Clark, who led the NFL with 55 points scored, and

Ernie Caddel Ernest Wiley Caddel (March 12, 1911 – March 28, 1992) was an American football running back. He played college football for Glenn "Pop" Warner at Stanford University from 1930 to 1932 and later played six seasons in the National Football Leag ...

, who led the league with 621 yards from scrimmage and 6.4 yards per touch. *

1935 Michigan State Spartans football team The 1935 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College as an independent during the 1935 college football season. In their third season under head coach Charlie Bachman, the Spartans compiled a 6–2 record and won the ...

– The Spartans compiled a 6–2 record under head coach Charlie Bachman and won their annual rivalry game with Michigan by a 25 to 6 score. * 1935 Detroit Titans football team – The Titans compiled a 6–3 record under head coach Gus Dorais. *

1935 Wayne Tartars football team The 1935 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1935 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Joe Gembis Joseph George Gembis (Septemb ...

– The Tartars compiled a 5–2–1 record under head coach

Joe Gembis Joseph George Gembis (September 29, 1907 – July 5, 1969), sometimes known by the nickname "Dynamite Joe", was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Michigan from 1926 to 1929 and professional fo ...

and shut out four of eight opponents. *

1935 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team The 1935 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) during the 1935 college football season The 1935 college football season was the last one before the Ass ...

– The Hurons compiled a 4–2–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 43 to 41. * 1935 Western State Hilltoppers football team – The Hilltoppers compiled a 5–3 record and were outscored by opponents, 91 to 78. *

1935 Michigan Wolverines football team The 1935 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1935 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Harry Kipke, the Wolverines compiled a 4–4 record (2–3 against Big Ten Conference ...

– The Wolverines compiled a 4–4 record under head coach Harry Kipke and finished in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten Conference. *

1935 Central State Bearcats football team The 1935 Central State Bearcats football team represented Central State Teachers College, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1935 college football season. In their second season under head coach Alex Yunevich, ...

– The Bearcats compiled a 1–6 record and were outscored by a total of 101 to 32.

Basketball

* 1934–35 Detroit Titans men's basketball team – *

1934–35 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team The 1934–35 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1934–35 season. The team compiled an 8–12 record and 2–10 against Big Ten Conference opponents. Frank ...

–

Ice hockey

* 1934–35 Detroit Red Wings season – Under general manager and coach

Jack Adams John James Adams (June 14, 1894 – May 1, 1968) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach and general manager in the National Hockey League and Pacific Coast Hockey Association. He played for the Toronto Arenas, Vancouver Millionaire ...

, the Red Wings compiled a 19–22–7 record. * 1934–35 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team –

Boat racing

* APBA Gold Cup – * Harmsworth Cup – * Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race –

Boxing

* Detroit's

Joe Louis Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He rei ...

won 11 consecutive bouts in 1935, including a technical knockout of

Primo Carnera Primo may refer to: People *DJ Premier (born 1966), hip-hop producer, sometimes goes by nickname Primo *Primo Carnera (1906–1967), Italian boxer, World Heavyweight champion 1933–1934 *Primo Cassarino (born 1956), enforcer for the Gambino cri ...

on June 25 at Yankee Stadium and a knockout of

Max Baer Max Baer may refer to: * Max Baer (boxer) (1909–1959), American boxing world champion ** Max Baer Jr. Maximilian Adelbert Baer Jr. (born December 4, 1937) is an American actor, producer, comedian, and director widely known for his role as ...

on September 24 at Yankee Stadium.

Golfing

* Motor City Open - *

Michigan Open The Michigan Open is the Michigan state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Michigan section of the PGA of America. It has been played annually since 1916 at a variety of courses around the sta ...

Other

Chronology of events

Births

* January 21 -

Carol Wald Carol S. Wald (; January 21, 1935 – September 8, 2000) was an American artist who was also widely known for her talents as an illustrator. Her collages and paintings appeared in ''Time (magazine), Time'', ''Fortune (magazine), Fortune'', and ' ...

, artist and illustrator known for her collages and paintings, in Detroit * January 22 - Seymour Cassel, actor (Oscar nominee for '' Faces''), in Detroit * February 8 - Council Cargle, stage and film actor ('' Detroit 9000'', '' Jackie Brown''), in Detroit * February 15 - Roger B. Chaffee, astronaut who died in a fire during a pre-launch test for the Apollo 1 mission, in Grand Rapids * February 16 - Sonny Bono, part of the singing duo Sonny & Cher, producer, and politician, in Detroit * February 17 - Bill Van Tichelt, developer of VanTech Motorcycles, in Kalamazoo * March 11 - Nancy Kovack, actress and wife of Zubin Mehta, in Flint * March 12 - Hugh Lawson, jazz pianist, in Detroit * March 13 -

Leon Burton Walter Leon Burton (March 13, 1935 – October 7, 2022) was an American professional football player who played 14 games for the New York Titans in one season of the American Football League (AFL) in 1960. He earlier played college footbal ...

, American football player for Arizona State who in 1957 led the NCAA in rushing yards (1,126 yards) and scoring (96 points), in Flint * March 13 -

Joan LeQuia Joan LeQuia (later Barker; born March 13, 1935) is a former infielder and pitcher in All-American Girls Professional Baseball League who played for the Grand Rapids Chicks in its 1953 season. Listed at 5' 2, 120 lb., she batted and threw right ha ...

, pitcher and infielder in the

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a professional women's baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954. The AAGPBL is the forerunner of women's professional league sports in the Uni ...

, in

Negaunee, Michigan Negaunee ( or ) is a city in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,568 at the 2010 census. The city is located at the southwest corner of Negaunee Township, which is administratively separate, in the Upper Peni ...

* March 20 - Bettye Washington Greene, first African-American Ph.D. chemist to work as a professional at Dow Chemical, in Midland * March 29 -

Moby Benedict Milbry Eugene "Moby" Benedict (born March 29, 1935) was a former baseball shortstop and University of Michigan coach. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Benedict played baseball and basketball at Detroit's Southeastern High School before attending th ...

, coach of

team from 1963 to 1979, in Detroit * April 12 - Lee H. Katzin, television and film director and creator of '' Man from Atlantis'', in Detroit * April 13 -

Michael Joseph Kaniecki Michael Joseph Kaniecki, Society of Jesus, SJ (April 13, 1935 – August 6, 2000) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks, Diocese of Fairbanks in Alaska from 1985 t ...

, Roman Catholic Bishop of Fairbanks from 1985-2000, in Detroit * April 19 -

Hans W. Becherer Hans Walter Becherer (April 19, 1935 – October 6, 2016) was an American business executive. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he received his undergraduate education at Trinity College (Connecticut), where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall, and his ...

, president and CEO of John Deere from 1987-2000, in Detroit * May 18 -

Ken Hamlin Ken Hamlin (born January 20, 1981) is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft and also played for the Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens an ...

, Major League Baseball infielder (1957-1966), in Detroit * May 24 -

Ronald Edmonds Ronald R. Edmonds (May 24, 1935 – July 15, 1983) was an American educator, author, and pioneer of effective schools research. Early life and career Edmonds was born in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He received a B.A. in American history from the Univer ...

, educator, author, and pioneer of

effective schools "Effective Schools" is both an educational movement and body of research which examines school-based factors which positively influence learning outcomes in K-12 schools. Effective schools research has been widely adopted by school districts worldw ...

research, in Ypsilanti * June 17 -

Rudolph G. Wilson Rudolph G. Wilson (June 17, 1935 – December 4, 2017) was an American professor, writer, storyteller, and public speaker, known by his students as Papa Rudy. He was the first African-American member, and later the first elected black president, ...

, aka "Papa Rudy", professor, writer, storyteller, and public speaker, in Detroit * June 19 -

Sarah Goddard Power Sarah Goddard Power (June 19, 1935 – March 24, 1987) was a United States Democratic Party activist and University of Michigan Regent. She was a Democratic National Convention delegate in 1976 and she was a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State fo ...

, Democratic Party activist and University of Michigan Regent, in Detroit * June 26 -

Hank Greenwald Howard Sanford "Hank" Greenwald (June 26, 1935 — October 22, 2018) was an American sportscaster, known best for being a play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Biography Early career A native Detroiter, Gr ...

, play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco Giants from 1979 to 1996, in Detroit * June 27 - Dan Currie, linebacker in the NFL from 1958 to 1966 (2× NFL champion), in Detroit * July 29 -

Joan Gerber Joan Gerber (July 29, 1935 – August 22, 2011) was an American voice actress who provided voices for a variety of cartoons. Her most challenging voice role was "all the children in a Japanese train wreck" for a ''Godzilla'' television episode. ...

, voice actress (''

H.R. Pufnstuf ''H.R. Pufnstuf'' is a children's television series produced by Sid and Marty Krofft in the United States. It was the first Krofft live-action, life-sized-puppet program (not including their previous work with the Hanna-Barbera program ''The Ba ...

'', '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''), in Detroit * July 31 - Theodore Weesner, author/novelist, works including ''The Car Thief'' (1972), in Flint * August 14 - Gary Tobian, gold medal winner in springboard diving competition in 1960 Olympics, in Detroit * August 15 - Tom Morey, aka "Y", musician, engineer, shaper, surfer, and surf equipment designer, in Detroit * August 20 -

Stephen Yokich Stephen Phillip Yokich (August 20, 1935 – August 16, 2002) was an American labor union activist who served as President of the United Auto Workers from 1994 to 2002. Early life and union career Yokich was born in Detroit, Michigan, in August 1 ...

, labor union activist and UAW president from 1994 to 2002, in Detroit * August 26 - Shirley E. Schwartz, chemist and research scientist for General Motors, in Detroit * September 10 - Sammy Sessions, driver USAC Championship Car series from 1965 to 1975, in Nashville, Michigan * October 12 - Paul Humphrey, jazz and funk/R&B drummer, in Detroit * October 13 - Etterlene DeBarge, gospel singer and matriarch of the musical group DeBarge, in Royal Oak * October 13 - Edgar Culbertson, recipient of Coast Guard Medal for heroism leading to his death in 1967, in Ferndale * October 28 - Thomas J. Schriber, technology professor known for his work on "Simulation using General Purpose Simulation System", in Flint * December 4 - Robert Vesco, fugitive criminal financier, in Detroit * December 21 -

Kurt Seiffert Armin Kurt Seiffert (born December 21, 1935) is an American competition rower and Olympic champion. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm ...

, gold medal winner in coxed pair rowing at 1956 Olympics, in Detroit * December 26 -

Abdul Fakir Abdul Kareem Fakir (born December 26, 1935), professionally known as Duke Fakir, is an American singer. He is a founding member of the Motown quartet the Four Tops, from 1953 to the present day. A first tenor, Fakir is the group's lone surviving ...

, singer and founding member of Motown's the

Four Tops The Four Tops are an American vocal quartet from Detroit who helped to define the city's Motown sound of the 1960s. The group's repertoire has included soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, doo-wop, jazz, and show tunes. Founded as the ...

, in Detroit

Gallery of 1935 births

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Deaths

* January 5 -

Frank S. Kedzie Frank Stewart Kedzie (May 12, 1857 – January 5, 1935) was president of the U.S. state of Michigan's Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) from 1915 to 1921. Kedzie Hall, located on campus on the north side of the Red Ceda ...

, President of Michigan Agricultural College (1915–1921), at age 77 * January 31 -

Harry Tuthill Harry Nathan Tuthill (July 30, 1870 – January 31, 1935) was an American athletic trainer. He began his career as a trainer of footracers and boxers and later became a trainer in Major League Baseball and college football. He was the trai ...

, athletic trainer for boxers and sporting teams, including the New York Giants (1904-1907), Detroit Tigers (1907-1921), and Michigan Wolverines football (1916-1917), at age 65 in Detroit * February 2 - Clara Smith, blues singer, in Detroit * February 19 - Zelda Sears, actress, screenwriter ('' The Divorcee''), novelist and businesswoman, at age 62 in Hollywood, California * March 24 -

Caroline Bartlett Crane Caroline Bartlett Crane (August 17, 1858 – March 24, 1935) was an American Unitarian minister, suffragist, civic reformer, educator and journalist. She was known as "America's housekeeper" for her efforts to improve urban sanitation.Renee Zi ...

, Unitarian minister, suffragist, civic reformer, educator and journalist, known as "America's housekeeper" for her efforts to improve urban sanitation, at age 76 in Kalamazoo * April 2 -

Edwin F. Sweet Edwin Forrest Sweet (November 21, 1847 – April 2, 1935) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Edwin F. Sweet was born in Dansville, New York. He was the son of Sidney Sweet and Hannah (née Redmond) Sweet. He ...

, U.S. Congressman (1911-1913), Assistant Secretary of Commerce (1913-1921), at age 86 in

Ojai, California Ojai ( ; Chumash: ''’Awhaỳ'') is a city in Ventura County, California. Located in the Ojai Valley, it is northwest of Los Angeles and east of Santa Barbara. The valley is part of the east–west trending Western Transverse Ranges and is ...

* April 29 -

William J. Olcott William James Olcott (February 22, 1862 – April 29, 1935) was an American football player and mining and railroad executive in the Mesabi Range. He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1881 to 1883 and was captain of ...

, iron mining and railroad executive who was captain of the University of Michigan football teams in 1882 and 1883, at age 73 in Pasadena, California * May 21 -

Sarah Killgore Wertman Sarah Killgore Wertman, née Killgore (1 March 1843, Jefferson, Indiana - 21 May 1935, Seattle, Washington) was an American lawyer. She was the first woman to both graduate from law school and be admitted to the bar of any state in the United St ...

, first woman law student at the University of Michigan and the first woman to be admitted to the Bar of any state in the United States, at age 72 in Seattle * October 19 -

, U.S. Congressman from Michigan's Third District, in Kalamazoo * November 13 -

Frank Navin Francis Joseph Navin (April 18, 1871 – November 13, 1935) was the president of the Detroit Tigers in Major League Baseball for 27 years, from 1908 to 1935. He was part-owner from 1908 to 1919, and principal owner from 1919 to 1935. He also serv ...

, principal owner of the

Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...

for 27 years, in Detroit * December 25 -

Horatio Earle Horatio Sawyer Earle (1855–1935) is known as the "Father of Good Roads" or simply Horatio "Good Roads" Earle. Early life Earle was born February 14, 1855 on a farm in Mount Holly, Vermont. He married Agnes Lincoln in 1874 and they had a s ...

, Michigan's first Highway Commissioner and a leader of the good roads movement, at age 80 in Detroit

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