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RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE NORTHERN NUT 

 GROWERS ASSOCIATION, IN MEMORY OF HON. WIL- 

 LIAM SEELYE LINTON, OF SAGINAW, MICHIGAN, 

 WHO DIED NOVEMBER 22nd, 1927 



At a meeting of this association held on September 10th, 1928, 

 during its annual convention in the city of Toronto, Canada, our 

 members were reminded that an all-wise providence has seen fit to 

 call our beloved past president, the Hon. W. S. Linton, from his labors 

 on earth to an everlasting refreshment, and are deeply and sincerely 

 touched with grief and sorrow at his loss. They desire to pay their 

 highest tribute of honor and respect to his memory, yet realize that 

 mere lettered words and sentiments are but feeble expressions of their 

 high regard for him whom they now mourn, and 



WHEREAS, Mr. Linton had given much of his time and talents 

 for the benefit of this association, and we had come to know him as 

 one of its faithful and zealous members, possessed of an unusually 

 pleasing personality that endeared him to all: 



He was a loving and devoted member of his family, a loyal citizen, 

 a general companion and steadfast friend, and 



WHEREAS, we are justly proud of his membership in this 

 association because of his outstanding life and leadership as a citizen, 

 and for his many splendid attainments and accomplishments in civic 

 and political preferment, for he had been highly honored by his city, 

 state and nation. He was mayor and later postmaster of Saginaw, 

 Michigan, a representative in congress and in the state legislature, a 

 member and also secretary of the Michigan State Tax Commission, 

 and was both president and secretary of the Saginaw Board of Com- 

 merce. At one time he received a number of votes in the National 

 Electoral College for that highest office within the gift of the Amer- 

 ican people, that of President of the United States. In every in- 

 stance, each position held by him was filled with great honor to him- 

 self and fidelity to his trust. In his private life he had been un- 

 usually active and colorful in accomplishments for the development of 



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