Philip_B._Wachtel

Philip B. Wachtel

Philip B. Wachtel

American politician

Philip B. Wachtel (October 27, 1851 – November 14, 1913) was a Democratic politician from Michigan who served in the Michigan House of Representatives, including as Speaker of the House during the 36th Legislature.[4] He also served, prior to his election to the House, as village president and later, after his service in the House, as mayor of Petoskey.[5]

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Wachtel was also the Fusion Party candidate for Michigan Secretary of State in 1886 and a Democratic candidate for the Michigan Senate in 1910.[3]

Wachtel died on November 14, 1913, in Petoskey, Michigan.[6][4]

References

  1. [1]
    The Political Graveyard: Mayors and Village Presidents of Petoskey
  2. [2]
    The 1889 Michigan Manual states that Wachtel "reached his thirty-seventh year ten days before he was elected Representative."
  3. [3]
    Official Directory and Legislative Manual of the State of Michigan for the Years 1889-90
  4. [4]
    "Philip B. Wachtel Dies in Petoskey". Detroit Free Press. November 15, 1913. p. 2. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  5. [5]
    The Political Graveyard: Wachtel, Philip B.
  6. [6]
    "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHFF-L4F : accessed 16 December 2015), Philip B. Wachtel, 14 Nov 1913; citing Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, reference cn 252; FHL microfilm 966,504.


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