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as the only two people to serve non-consecutive terms as
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Arthur J. Lacy and served a full two-year term. During his term, the state budget was balanced and the consolidation of state agencies was promoted. He was a delegate to the
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as well as chief justice in 1982. Fitzgerald was also the grandfather of
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21:Frank Fitzgerald (disambiguation)
1383:Secretaries of state of Michigan
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268:Frank Dwight Fitzgerald
217:Frank Dwight Fitzgerald
539:"Rep. John Fitzgerald"
417:John Warner Fitzgerald
312:Michigan Supreme Court
308:Michigan State Senator
300:Eaton County, Michigan
292:John Wesley Fitzgerald
743:Governors of Michigan
391:1932 General Election
387:Franklin D. Roosevelt
288:Grand Ledge, Michigan
223:Grand Ledge, Michigan
694:Governor of Michigan
669:Governor of Michigan
600:Governor of Michigan
276:governor of Michigan
51:Governor of Michigan
49:34th & 36th
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1353:American Freemasons
442:Lieutenant Governor
421:Frank M. Fitzgerald
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1228:Martindale
1125:Whittemore
987:Fitzgerald
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852:McClelland
817:Woodbridge
596:Republican
478:References
452:Freemasons
406:Alf Landon
344:Big Rapids
282:Early life
272:politician
248:Republican
115:Lieutenant
69:Lieutenant
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1105:Prichette
1032:Blanchard
992:Dickinson
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364:incumbent
362:at which
161:1931–1934
157:In office
106:In office
59:In office
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1223:Prescott
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1027:Milliken
1017:Swainson
1012:Williams
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892:Croswell
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398:Democrat
350:Politics
166:Governor
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952:Sleeper
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1160:Porter
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1140:Taylor
1047:Snyder
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942:Osborn
937:Warner
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