Where Were Michigan Governors Born? The Answers Might Surprise You

Where were Michigan governors born? The answers might surprise you

In recent decades, more Michigan governors have been homegrown, but the state's first 17 governors were all born elsewhere.

Michigan’s Governor G. Mennen Williams

Michigan’s Governor G. Mennen Williams By Ray Hill Gerhard Mennen Williams’ name is a reminder of his good luck in having been born into a family fortune.  His grandfather, Gerhard Mennen, a German immigrant, started a business selling talcum powder, which at the time was a novelty.  That grew into a corporate giant that produced men’s care products and was later sold to Colgate-Palmolive.  Williams’ mother, Elma, was Gerhard Mennen’s daughter, …