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Katharine Dexter was born on August 27, 1875, in Dexter, Michigan, in her grandparents' mansion, Gordon Hall. Her grandfather, the judge Samuel W. Dexter, son of politician Samuel Dexter, had settled and founded the town in 1824. She grew up in Chicago where her father, Wirt Dexter, was a prominent lawyer and philanthropic leader. [1]
Katharine Dexter McCormick, biologist, woman suffrage leader & philanthropist (born in Dexter) Rosa Parks , civil rights activist (born in Tuskegee, Alabama ; moved to Detroit) Lawrence Plamondon , cofounder of the White Panther Party , activist, and first hippie to be on the FBI 's Most Wanted List (adopted and raised in Traverse City , active ...
The following people were either born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Dexter, Michigan. Pages in category "People from Dexter, Michigan" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
Michael Nader (February 19, 1945 – August 23, 2021) was an American actor, known for his roles as Dex Dexter on the ABC primetime soap opera Dynasty from 1983 to 1989, and Dimitri Marick on the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children from 1991 to 2001, and in 2013.
Dexter is a city in Washtenaw County, Michigan, in the United States. As of the 2020 United States census , [ 4 ] the population was 4,500. Established in 1830 as a village, Dexter was incorporated as a city on November 20, 2014.
Michael Carlyle Hall (born February 1, 1971) [1] is an American actor. He is known for playing the titular character in the Showtime series Dexter (2006–2013) and David Fisher in the HBO drama series Six Feet Under (2001–2005).
Judge Samuel W. Dexter, c. 1860 Samuel W. Dexter's earlier house on Huron Street in Dexter (demolished 1937). Samuel W. Dexter was born in Boston in 1792 to Samuel Dexter, a politician who served as a Congressman, Senator, and both Secretary of War and Secretary of the Treasury under President John Adams; [4] and Catherine Gordon, daughter of William and Temperance Gordon of Boston. [5]
In November 1864, Hannah Borden married Dr. Elmore Palmer (December 16, 1839 - October 23, 1909), son of Layton Palmer, then surgeon of the 29th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Dr. Palmer wrote a lengthy series in 1908 and 1909 about Albion History in the Albion Mirror newspaper entitled "Biographical Sketches", which ...