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    Gerhard Mennen "Soapy" Williams (February 23, 1911 – February 2, 1988) was an American politician who served as the 41st governor of Michigan, elected...
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    shape, which fit a woman's hand, and fragrances. Gerhard's grandson, G. Mennen Williams, served as Governor of Michigan 1949–1961 and as Assistant Secretary...
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    industry. Sections on either side of the Mackinac Bridge are the G. Mennen Williams Freeway or the Prentiss M. Brown Freeway, named for politicians who...
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    national headlines, including The New York Times. On July 8, 1950, G. Mennen Williams, the Governor of Michigan, was attacked and briefly held hostage while...
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    Chandler, G. Mennen Williams, and Robert Kerr Frank Clement with 4%, Robert Meyner and G. Mennen Williams combined for 4% G. Mennen Williams with 5%, Orval...
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    Voelker was also appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court by Governor G. Mennen Williams in 1957. He is best known as the author of the novel Anatomy of a...
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  • Canadian NHL ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Maroons). G. Mennen Williams, 76, American politician, governor of Michigan, U.S. Ambassador to...
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    lieutenant governor of Michigan under Governor G. Mennen Williams. When the long-serving and popular Williams announced he would not seek re-election in 1960...
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    appearances at the Frank J. Kelley Library in a press conference in the G. Mennen Williams building where Nessel announced Michigan's lawsuit against 17 chemical...
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    Democratic nominee G. Mennen Williams defeated incumbent Republican Kim Sigler with 53.41% of the vote. Major party candidates G. Mennen Williams, Democratic...
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    Incumbent Democrat G. Mennen Williams defeated Republican nominee Harry Kelly with 49.76% of the vote. Major party candidates G. Mennen Williams, Democratic...
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    year. He next served from 1953 to 1954 as legal adviser to Governor G. Mennen Williams, a former law school classmate. In 1954, Hart ran for electoral office...
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    Democrat G. Mennen Williams defeated Republican nominee Paul Douglas Bagwell with 53% of the vote. Major party candidates G. Mennen Williams, Democratic...
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  • 1941 January 10, 1945 Republican January 12, 1949 January 16, 1957 G. Mennen Williams Michigan 4,384 days January 1, 1949 January 1, 1961 Democratic Michael...
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    Democrat G. Mennen Williams defeated Republican nominee Frederick M. Alger Jr. with 49.96% of the vote. Major party candidates G. Mennen Williams, Democratic...
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    full term in office. Griffin defeated Democratic former Governor G. Mennen Williams in the regularly scheduled election, as well as the concurrent special...
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    Incumbent Democrat G. Mennen Williams defeated Republican nominee Albert E. Cobo with 54.65% of the vote. Major party candidates G. Mennen Williams, Democratic...
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  • Freedom Williams (born 1966), American hip-hop and dance music performer Freeman Williams (1956–2022), American basketball player G. Mennen Williams (1911–1988)...
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  • Palmer – Ambassador to Spain Horace Porter – Ambassador to France G. Mennen Williams – Ambassador to the Philippines Henry L. Wilson – Diplomat and Ambassador...
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    Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, Moody was appointed by Michigan Governor G. Mennen Williams on April 22, 1951, as a Democrat to the United States Senate. He served...
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    the same day. The bridge was formally dedicated on June 25, 1958. G. Mennen Williams was governor during the construction of the Mackinac Bridge. He began...
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    June 1958 during the Bridge's dedication ceremony, led by Governor G. Mennen Williams. That first year only 68 people walked across the bridge. The walk...
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  • Mayor of Ypsilanti, Michigan 1947–53. Brother-in-law of G. Mennen Williams. G. Mennen Williams (1911–1988), Governor of Michigan 1949–60, delegate to the...
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    Senator Arthur Vandenberg died in office in April 1951. Governor G. Mennen Williams appointed journalist Blair Moody to fill Vandenberg's seat until a...
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    at least 75% Caucasian to be buried at White Chapel. The governor, G. Mennen Williams, was concerned about the legality of the cemetery's actions. However...
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    Beaumont's research. Elizabeth Whitney Williams, lighthouse keeper on the Great Lakes from 1872 to 1913 G. Mennen Williams, governor of Michigan in 1949–1961...
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    Democratic G. Mennen Williams (D) 49   William C. Vandenberg 1951–1953 Republican G. Mennen Williams (D) 50   Clarence A. Reid 1953–1955 Republican G. Mennen Williams...
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  • 1–0 in the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil (Group 2 round). July 8 – G. Mennen Williams, the Governor of Michigan, is attacked and briefly held hostage while...
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     766–767. "Gerhard Mennen Williams". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 9, 2023. George, Hub M. (January 2, 1949). "Gov. Williams Takes Oath"....
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    convicted in the case, had his sentence commuted to 71 years by Governor G. Mennen Williams. Lipps, who was determined to have had the least involvement in the...
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