district governor predecessor successor death_date death_place party office state_house birth_date term_start speaker order spouse article_title term_end name
ottawa county g. mennen williams wade van valkenburg lawrence lindemer don r. pears arthur g. elliott , jr. . june 20 , 1998 grand ledge , michigan republican michigan republican party chairman of the michigan republican party michigan 1912 1951 1957 1961 55th 34th gladys george van peursem
 1959 1958 1963 george m. vanpeursem
george van peursem

george van peursem -lrb- 1912 -- june 20 , 1998 -rrb- was an american politician from the state of michigan .
van peursem was born in 1912 and was a resident of zeeland , michigan .
he was a member of michigan state house of representatives from ottawa county from 1951 until he resigned in 1959 .
he was speaker of the michigan state house of representatives from 1957 to 1958 .
he served as chairman of the michigan republican party from 1961 to 1963 .
he served as lansing representative of the michigan manufacturers association from 1963 until becoming president in 1972 , serving until 1979 .
george van peursem died in grand ledge , michigan , on june 20 , 1998 , at the age of 85 .
