Sixty-Sixth Legislature, 1951-1952


Session Details

Start Date: 1/3/1951
End Date: 12/31/1952
Elect Date: 11/7/1950
Sworn in Date: 1/3/1951

House Leadership


Speaker
Victor Knox

Senate Leadership


President Pro Tempore
Don VanderWerp

House Committees


Aeronautics
Leaun Harrelson
Gerald Graves
Louis Cramton
Clyde Cooper
Herb Clements
Theodore Wilk
Frank Mahoney
Wilfred Bassett
Joseph Kowalski

Agriculture
George Gillespie
Howard Carroll
Louis Cramton
Andrew Cobb
Albert Zak
Harry Werner
Cyril Root
Howard Nugent
Ben Lohman
Chester Lewandowski
Fred Beardsley

Aid to Handicapped
Peter Kelly
Louis Freye
Robert Faulkner
Howard Estes
Leo Doyle
John Kruse
Joseph Kowalski

Apportionment
Harry Hermann
Gerald Graves
Joseph Flanigan
Edward Carey
Adrian deBoom
Roy Brigham
Andrew Bolt
Louis Anderson
William Romano
Irving Pennington
Louis Mezzano
Arthur MacKinnon

City Corporations
Peter Kelly
Harold Hungerford
Louis Freye
Joseph Flanigan
Robert Faulkner
Edgar Currie
Andrew Bolt
George VanPeursem
William Littlewood

Conservation
Peter Kelly
Hugh Johnston
Gerald Graves
Leo Doyle
Clyde Cooper
John Wood
Harry Werner
Kenneth Trucks
Alvin Richards
Emil Peltz
Joseph OConnor
Thomas OBrien
Hugo Nelson
Frederic [Bill] Marshall
David Lindsay

Drainage
George Kohn
Holly Hubbell
Lloyd Gibbs
Joseph Cavanagh
Fred Dingman
Leo Miller
David Lindsay

Education
George Kohn
Harold Hungerford
Allison Green
Louis Freye
Howard Estes
Einar Erlandsen
Adrian deBoom
John Young
Hugo Nelson

Educational Institutions
Lloyd Gibbs
John Fitzpatrick
Thomas Whinery
Cyril Root
Walter Nill
Arthur MacKinnon
Lawrence Lindemer

Elections
Hugh Johnston
Edward Jeffries
Harry Emmons
Eugene Betz
Albert Zak
Don Pears
Walter Nill
Robert Montgomery
Leo Miller

Federal Relations
Edward Carey
Louis Cramton
Harry Werner
Glenn Robinson
T[haddeus] Lesinski

Fish and Fisheries
Fred Dingman
Herb Clements
Eugene Betz
Louis Anderson
John Wood
Emil Peltz
Michael Novak
Hugo Nelson
Frank Mahoney

General Taxation
Earl Hebert
Arthur Hauffe
John Fitzpatrick
Bert Dickerson
Harry Emmons
Lewis Christman
Roy Brigham
Louis Anderson
Alvin Richards
Irving Pennington
John Penczak
Walter Nill
Fred Beardsley

Geological Survey
William Broomfield
John Young
William Romano
William Littlewood
Lawrence Lindemer

Horticulture
George Gillespie
John Young
Glenn Robinson
Joseph OConnor
Howard Nugent
Ben Lohman
David Lindsay

Insurance
Holly Hubbell
Allison Green
Bert Dickerson
Robert Faulkner
Leo Doyle
Andrew Bolt
Theodore Wilk
David Trombley
Irving Pennington

Judiciary
Martha Griffiths
Howard Carroll
Louis Cramton
John Young
Thomas Whinery
William Littlewood
Lawrence Lindemer
T[haddeus] Lesinski
Wilfred Bassett
Joseph Kowalski

Juvenile Corrections
Arthur Hauffe
Adrian deBoom
Edward Borgman
Stanley Novak
Thomas OBrien
Walter McMahon
Lawrence Lindemer

Labor
Harry Hermann
George Gillespie
Edward Carey
Howard Estes
Edgar Currie
Lewis Christman
Roy Brigham
W. Orr
Louis Mezzano

Liquor Control
Earl Hebert
Leaun Harrelson
William Broomfield
Robert Faulkner
Fred Dingman
Edward Borgman
Harry Hittle
George VanPeursem
William Romano
Glenn Robinson

Local Taxation
George Kohn
Walter Nill
Leo Miller
Louis Mezzano
Fred Beardsley

Mental Hospitals
Joseph Flanigan
Leo Doyle
John Wood
W. Orr
Leo Miller
Walter McMahon
Frederic [Bill] Marshall

Metropolitan Affairs
Peter Kelly
Howard Carroll
William Broomfield
Patrick Doyle
Edgar Currie
Lewis Christman
Eugene Betz
Theodore Wilk
Charline White
David Trombley
John Penczak
Walter McMahon
Joseph Kowalski

Michigan Veterans' Facility
Earl Hebert
Leaun Harrelson
Allison Green
Louis Freye
Clyde Cooper

Military and Veterans' Affairs
Edward Jeffries
Holly Hubbell
Leaun Harrelson
William Broomfield
Harry Emmons
Kenneth Trucks
David Trombley
Don Pears
John Kruse

Printing
Harry Hermann
Earl Hebert
Einar Erlandsen
Thomas Whinery
George VanPeursem

Private Corporations
Holly Hubbell
Martha Griffiths
Howard Carroll
Andrew Cobb
Andrew Bolt
Louis Anderson
Thomas Whinery
Michael Novak
Joseph Kowalski

Public Health
Joseph Cavanagh
Howard Estes
Einar Erlandsen
Stanley Novak
Charline White
Ben Lohman
William Littlewood

Public Safety
Einar Erlandsen
Harry Emmons
Clyde Cooper
Stanley Novak
George VanPeursem
Thomas OBrien
Frederic [Bill] Marshall

Public Utilities
Edward Jeffries
Holly Hubbell
Martha Griffiths
Louis Freye
Edward Borgman
Joseph OConnor
Howard Nugent
Arthur MacKinnon

Religious and Benevolent Societies
Harold Hungerford
Martha Griffiths
Herb Clements
Charline White
John Kruse

Revision & Amendment of the Constitution
Allison Green
Fred Dingman
Andrew Cobb
Alvin Richards
W. Orr
Louis Mezzano
Ben Lohman
David Lindsay
Lawrence Lindemer

Revision and Amendment of the Statutes
Martha Griffiths
John Fitzpatrick
Bert Dickerson
Howard Carroll
Leo Doyle
Louis Cramton
Harry Werner
Hugo Nelson
Homer Bauer

Roads and Bridges
Gerald Graves
Lloyd Gibbs
John Fitzpatrick
Clyde Cooper
Herb Clements
Emil Peltz
Howard Nugent
Walter McMahon
John Kruse

Rules and Resolutions
Hugh Johnston
Edward Jeffries
Harold Hungerford
Arthur Hauffe
Edward Carey
Patrick Doyle
Don Pears
Wilfred Bassett

Social Aid and Welfare
Arthur Hauffe
Joseph Flanigan
Adrian deBoom
Lewis Christman
Stanley Novak
Cyril Root
W. Orr
Joseph OConnor
Fred Beardsley

State Affairs
Harry Hermann
Joseph Cavanagh
Patrick Doyle
Eugene Betz
William Romano
Glenn Robinson
Robert Montgomery
Louis Mezzano
John Kruse

State Capitol and Public Buildings
Hugh Johnston
Alvin Richards
Irving Pennington
John Penczak
Thomas OBrien

State Library
George Kohn
Bert Dickerson
Michael Novak
Robert Montgomery
Frank Mahoney

State Prisons
George Gillespie
Adrian deBoom
David Trombley
Don Pears
T[haddeus] Lesinski
Wilfred Bassett

Supplies and Expenditures
Andrew Bolt
Albert Zak
Howard Nugent
Frederic [Bill] Marshall
Frank Mahoney

Towns and Counties
Lloyd Gibbs
Roy Brigham
Charline White
Kenneth Trucks
John Penczak
Michael Novak
Robert Montgomery
Leo Miller
Frederic [Bill] Marshall

Transportation
Arthur Hauffe
Patrick Doyle
Edgar Currie
Andrew Cobb
Edward Borgman
Louis Anderson
Don Pears
Arthur MacKinnon
Chester Lewandowski

Tuberculosis Hospitals
Joseph Cavanagh
Albert Zak
John Wood
Theodore Wilk
Thomas Whinery
George VanPeursem
Cyril Root

Village Corporations
Kenneth Trucks
Emil Peltz
William Littlewood
Chester Lewandowski
T[haddeus] Lesinski

Ways and Means
T. Hoxie
Clarence Graebner
James Goulette
Arnell Engstrom
Rollo Conlin
Joseph Warner
Wade VanValkenburg
Richard Thomson
Harry Phillips
Michael OBrien
Gerald Murphy
Alexander MacKay
Carl Lindquist

Senate Committees


Agriculture
Alpheus Decker
Milo Johnson
Garland Lane
Elmer Porter
Charles Prescott

Apportionment
Homer Bauer

Appropriations
Frank Beadle
Gordon Bonine
William Ellsworth
Robert Haggerty
Frank Heath
Charles Blondy
Creighton Coleman
J. Hutchinson
Elmer Porter
Don VanderWerp

Conservation
Perry Greene
Milo Johnson
Charles Prescott
Leo Roy
Patrick Walsh

Corporations
George Higgins
Donald Gilbert
Clarence Reid
James Teahen

Education
Frank Beadle
Alpheus Decker
William Ellsworth
Charles Blondy
Don VanderWerp

Elections
Donald Gilbert
Robert Haggerty
Creighton Coleman
Haskell Nichols
Clarence Reid

Health and Welfare
William Ellsworth
Charles Feenstra
Milo Johnson
Charles Prescott
Harold Ryan

Highways
Frank Andrews
Joseph Cloon
Frank Heath
Charles Blondy
Haskell Nichols

Insurance
Frank Beadle
Alpheus Decker
Leo Roy
Harold Ryan
James Teahen

Interstate Cooperation
Gordon Bonine
Harry Hittle
Haskell Nichols
Elmer Porter
Don VanderWerp

Joint Administrative Rules
Victor Knox

Judiciary
George Higgins
Harry Hittle
Carlton Morris
Haskell Nichols
Clarence Reid
Harold Ryan
James Teahen
Homer Bauer

Labor
Gordon Bonine
Joseph Cloon
Creighton Coleman
J. Hutchinson
Garland Lane

Liquor Control
Felix Flynn
Frank Heath
Patrick Walsh
Don VanderWerp

Municipalities
Frank Andrews
Perry Greene
Milo Johnson

Public Utilities
Felix Flynn
Donald Gilbert
Charles Feenstra
James Teahen
Homer Bauer

Rules and Resolutions
Homer Bauer

Senate Business
George Higgins
Harry Hittle
J. Hutchinson
Charles Prescott
Patrick Walsh

State Affairs
Frank Andrews
Joseph Cloon
Felix Flynn
Perry Greene
Garland Lane
Leo Roy

Taxation
George Higgins
Robert Haggerty
Charles Feenstra
Carlton Morris
Clarence Reid

Veterans' Affairs
Alpheus Decker
Garland Lane
Carlton Morris
Leo Roy