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]
Philip B. Wachtel | |
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| 32nd Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives | |
| In office January 7, 1891 – August 8, 1892 | |
| Preceded by | Gerrit J. Diekema |
| Succeeded by | William A. Tateum |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Cheboygan district | |
| In office January 2, 1889 – 1894 | |
| Mayor of Petoskey | |
| In office April 2, 1900 – March 31, 1901[1] | |
| Preceded by | Myron L. Barber |
| Succeeded by | Eugene L. Rose |
| President of the Village of Petoskey | |
| In office 1885–1886 | |
| Preceded by | William L. Curtis |
| Succeeded by | Henry T. Calkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 27, 1851[2] Centreville, Pennsylvania[3] |
| Died | November 14, 1913 (aged 62) Petoskey, Michigan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Fusion Party (1886) |
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
edit- ^ The Political Graveyard: Mayors and Village Presidents of Petoskey
- ^ The 1889 Michigan Manual states that Wachtel "reached his thirty-seventh year ten days before he was elected Representative."
- ^ a b Official Directory and Legislative Manual of the State of Michigan for the Years 1889-90
- ^ a b "Philip B. Wachtel Dies in Petoskey". Detroit Free Press. November 15, 1913. p. 2. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ The Political Graveyard: Wachtel, Philip B.
- ^ "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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