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Arte Johnson, actor and comedian, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (born in Benton Harbor) James Earl Jones, actor known for films such as The Great White Hope and Field of Dreams plus his voice roles of Darth Vader in the Star Wars film series and Mufasa in The Lion King (born in Mississippi); raised from age five in Norman Township, Michigan
Dorothy Comstock Riley, Michigan Supreme Court judge, first Hispanic woman elected to Supreme Court of any state (born in Detroit) Lenore Romney, former First Lady of Michigan, 1970 US senate candidate (born in Utah, lived in Bloomfield Hills, died in Royal Oak) Solomon Sibley, first mayor of Detroit (born in Sutton, Massachusetts, moved to ...
The Benton Harbor Palladium was founded in 1868 and named after a newspaper in New Haven, Connecticut where its founder and his wife had previously worked. [5] This newspaper is the earliest predecessor of the Herald-Palladium. Leonard G. Merchant founded the weekly newspaper, but sold it in 1869 to J.P. Thresher.
This is a list of municipalities of all types (including cities, towns, and villages) in the United States that lie in more than one county (or, in the case of Louisiana, in more than one parish).
Thomas Benton Smith (November 12, 1952 - September 7, 2023) was an American judge serving for 20 years in the federal and state courts of Florida.He inspired the creation of Florida's first specialized business court, and was considered a leader on improving the quality and efficiency of business litigation.
William Alden Smith (May 12, 1859 – October 11, 1932) was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. After the 1912 sinking of the Titanic , Smith chaired the Senate hearings into the disaster.
Sportspeople from Benton Harbor, Michigan (21 P) Pages in category "People from Benton Harbor, Michigan" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
Marion LeRoy Burton (August 30, 1874 – February 18, 1925) [1] was the second president of Smith College, serving from 1910 to 1917. He left Smith to become president of the University of Minnesota from 1917 to 1920. In 1920, he became president of the University of Michigan, where he served until his premature death, aged 50, in 1925 from angina.