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William Montague Ferry Jr. — Michigan and Utah Politician; Betty Ford — 37th First Lady of the United States [18] Gerald R. Ford — 38th President of the United States [18] Wilder D. Foster — U.S. Congressman from Michigan; mayor of Grand Rapids [16] George Heartwell — Mayor of Grand Rapids [16] [19] Paul B. Henry — U.S. Congressman [20]
Olivier M. Green: [59] First African American male elected as a member of the Grand Rapids Bar Association (1925) [Kent County, Michigan] John T. Letts: [3] First African American male elected as a judge in Kent County, Michigan (1959) Percy J. Langster: [39] First African American male to serve as the Prosecuting Attorney for Lake County ...
Joseph McKinney was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Joseph and Antoinette McKinney. He was the oldest of four children. [1] He grew up attending St. Mary’s Church and was educated at the parish grade school. He attended high school at St. Joseph Seminary in Grand Rapids and college at the Seminaire de Philosophie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
John Hoult Logie (August 11, 1939 – August 4, 2021) was an American attorney and politician who served as mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1992 to 2003, [1] [2] [3] one of the longest-serving in the city's history.
Paul Gordon Goebel (May 28, 1901 – January 26, 1988) was an American football end who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1920 to 1922. He was an All-American in 1921 and was the team's captain in 1922.
McPherson was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. [1] McPherson received his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University in 1963. [2] Returning from the Peace Corps, McPherson earned a master's in business administration from Western Michigan University in 1967 and a law degree from American University in Washington in 1969. [2]
Breonna Taylor was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on June 5, 1993, to Tamika Palmer and Everette "Skeeter" Taylor. [6] [7] In 2008, she moved to Louisville, Kentucky, with her mother and younger sister, Ju'Niyah. [8] [9] Taylor attended Western High School, where she was an honor roll student who enjoyed mathematics. [8]
George W. Welsh was a Republican politician from Michigan who served as the 37th lieutenant governor of Michigan, in the Michigan House of Representatives including as its Speaker during the 52nd Legislature, and as the mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan.