1960 in Michigan
Events from the year 1960 in Michigan. The top stories of the year in Michigan included: (1) the nomination and election of John Swainson, a 35-year-old double amputee, as Governor of Michigan; (2) the decision of G. Mennen Williams not to run for a seventh term as Governor; (3) the selection of Michigan's Nancy Fleming as Miss America; (4) John F. Kennedy's taking Michigan's electoral votes over Richard M. Nixon; (5) the selection of Robert McNamara as President of Ford Motor Company and then as Secretary of Defense; and (6) the Detroit Tigers' trade of batting champion Harvey Kuenn to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Rocky Colavito. Office holders State office holders Governor of Michigan: G. Mennen Williams (Democrat) Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: John Swainson (Democrat) Michigan Attorney General: Paul Adams Michigan Secretary of State: James M. Hare (Democrat) Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives: Don R. Pears (Republican) Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate: Frank D. Beadle (Republican) Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court: Mayors of major cities Mayor of Detroit: Louis Miriani Mayor of Grand Rapids: Stanley J. Davis Mayor of Flint: Robert J. Egan/Charles A. Mobley Mayor of Saginaw: R. Dewey Stearns Mayor of Dearborn: Orville