1. Kimber Cornellus Sigler, commonly known as Kim Sigler, was an American attorney and politician who served as the 40th governor of Michigan from 1947 to 1949.
10 Facts About Kim Sigler
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Kim Sigler was the special prosecutor in the grand jury investigation of corruption in the state legislature.
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Kim Sigler married Mae L Pierson and they had one child together.
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In 1928, Kim Sigler was the Democratic candidate for Michigan Attorney General, yet was unsuccessful losing to Republican Wilber Marion Brucker, who was elected Governor of Michigan two years later.
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Dewey carried Michigan, but Kim Sigler was unsuccessful that year, as he was defeated for re-election for governor by Democrat Soapy Williams.
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Kim Sigler was interred at Riverside Cemetery of Hastings, Michigan.
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Kim Sigler first practiced law in Detroit, where he worked in the office of Edwin Denby, former secretary of the navy, and Judge Arthur Webster.
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Kim Sigler returned to private practice and moved to Battle Creek in 1943.
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Kim Sigler's was one of the largest gubernatorial majorities in the country that year.
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Kim Sigler died while piloting his own plane in a crash near Battle Creek on November 30,1953.