James Joseph Damman (January 16, 1933 – February 23, 2011) was an American, Republican politician from

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. Born in

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, Damman served in the

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. He then served on the

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city commission and in the

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for two terms, and then the 57th lieutenant governor of Michigan 1975–1979 under Governor

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. He also worked for his father's business, the Damman Hardware chain. Damman worked in real estate and then founded QuantumDigital Incorporated, a technology company in

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. He died in Austin, Texas.Obituary James Joseph Damman
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