Mackinac Island - Notable People

Notable People

  • John Penn Arndt, merchant, member of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature.
  • William Beaumont, a surgeon in the U.S. Army who became known as the "Father of Gastric Physiology" following his research on human digestion.
  • Michael Cudahy, meatpacking CEO and land developer.
  • Hercules L. Dousman, fur trader and real estate financier.
  • Frank Dufina, Native American golf professional.
  • Thomas W. Ferry, member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan in 1865–1871, and of the United States Senate from Michigan in 1871–1883, was born on the island.
  • William Montague Ferry, Presbyterian minister and missionary established a mission on the island.
  • William Montague Ferry, Jr., Michigan and Utah politicians, was born on the island.
  • Philip Hart, member of the U.S. Senate from Michigan in 1959–1976.
  • Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard, fur trader and pioneer Chicago CEO.
  • Madeline La Framboise, fur trader and businesswoman, inducted in 1984 into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame.
  • Jacques Marquette, Jesuit priest and missionary.
  • Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, noted ethnographer and U.S. Indian agent, named many counties and places in Michigan in his official capacity; husband of Jane Johnston Schoolcraft.
  • Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, Native American ethnographer, folklorist and poet; inducted in 2008 into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame.
  • G. Mennen Williams, governor of Michigan in 1949–1961. In fact, the state owns a residence on the island for the current governor's use; some governors use it extensively, while others have used it only for special occasions.

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