Son of Lawton T. and Minnie P. Hemans
He served the US Army in World War I
He was a lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924; candidate in primary for Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1926 & 1928; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1934-41; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1934; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1935; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1936. Implicated in the Michigan legislative bribery scandal in 1944; granted immunity from prosecution and testified that he had bribed many legislators in his hotel bathroom; later, another bribery case against legislators fell apart when he refused to testify and fled to Washington; arrested by FBI agents and arraigned on a federal fugitive witness charge; tried and convicted, and sentenced to four years in prison; pleaded guilty to bribery in 1950 and sentenced to five years probation and a $1,000 fine.
He served the US Army in World War I
He was a lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924; candidate in primary for Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1926 & 1928; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1934-41; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1934; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1935; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1936. Implicated in the Michigan legislative bribery scandal in 1944; granted immunity from prosecution and testified that he had bribed many legislators in his hotel bathroom; later, another bribery case against legislators fell apart when he refused to testify and fled to Washington; arrested by FBI agents and arraigned on a federal fugitive witness charge; tried and convicted, and sentenced to four years in prison; pleaded guilty to bribery in 1950 and sentenced to five years probation and a $1,000 fine.
Son of Lawton T. and Minnie P. Hemans
He served the US Army in World War I
He was a lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924; candidate in primary for Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1926 & 1928; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1934-41; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1934; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1935; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1936. Implicated in the Michigan legislative bribery scandal in 1944; granted immunity from prosecution and testified that he had bribed many legislators in his hotel bathroom; later, another bribery case against legislators fell apart when he refused to testify and fled to Washington; arrested by FBI agents and arraigned on a federal fugitive witness charge; tried and convicted, and sentenced to four years in prison; pleaded guilty to bribery in 1950 and sentenced to five years probation and a $1,000 fine.
He served the US Army in World War I
He was a lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924; candidate in primary for Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1926 & 1928; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1934-41; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1934; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1935; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1936. Implicated in the Michigan legislative bribery scandal in 1944; granted immunity from prosecution and testified that he had bribed many legislators in his hotel bathroom; later, another bribery case against legislators fell apart when he refused to testify and fled to Washington; arrested by FBI agents and arraigned on a federal fugitive witness charge; tried and convicted, and sentenced to four years in prison; pleaded guilty to bribery in 1950 and sentenced to five years probation and a $1,000 fine.
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