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Frances Julia Farrand was born on November 22, 1878, in Lansing, Michigan.She was the eldest of four girls. Her father, Hart Augustus Farrand (1850–1938), had a grocery store in Lansing, and her mother, Effie Ann Shank (1854–1918) was an accomplished wood carver who created much of the furniture for their home.
Kenneth Wettroth Harrow (June 19, 1943 – April 14, 2024) was an American scholar and professor known for his contributions to African literature and cinema studies. He was a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at Michigan State University, where he specialized in African cinema, literature, and postcolonial theory.
Leslie Brown Butler (12 December 1905 – 14 December 1984) was an American politician from the State of Michigan. [1] Butler of Lansing, Michigan was Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party from 1940 to 1942.
Donald Gene Miller (born December 28, 1954), known as The East Lansing Serial Killer or simply Don Miller, is an American serial killer and rapist who committed a series of six attacks in East Lansing, Michigan from 1977 to 1978. Four of these resulted in fatalities, to which Miller would later plead guilty and received a lengthy prison ...
Richard J. Allen (August 6, 1933 – December 20, 2021) was an American politician who was a Republican member of both houses of the Michigan Legislature between 1969 and 1982. Allen was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1968 to succeed his father, Lester Allen. After serving two terms, Allen was defeated in the 1972 primary ...
Gordon L. Thomas (December 4, 1914 – October 15, 1997) was the mayor of East Lansing, Michigan, from 1961 to 1971.He was a Democratic candidate for delegate to a constitutional convention to rewrite the Michigan Constitution during 1961 and 1962 from Ingham County's second district.
Former Lansing State Journal headquarters from 1951 to 2016. The paper was started as the Lansing Republican on April 28, 1855, to advance the causes of the newly founded Republican Party in Michigan. [2] Founder and publisher Henry Barnes completed only two issues of the weekly abolitionist publication before selling it and returning to Detroit.
Porter attended Lansing Sexton High School in Lansing, Michigan. He then accepted a scholarship to attend the University of Michigan where he competed on the wrestling and football teams. As a collegiate wrestler, Porter was a three-time All-American and won NCAA championships as a heavyweight in 1966 and 1968 and compiled a three-year record ...