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Henry Waldron (1819-1880) —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., October
11, 1819.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale County, 1843;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1848;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1855-61, 1871-77 (2nd District
1855-61, 1st District 1871-73, 2nd District 1873-77); delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1868.
Died in Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich., September
13, 1880 (age 60 years, 338
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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William Horace Frankhauser (1863-1921) —
also known as William H. Frankhauser —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Wood
County, Ohio, March 5,
1863.
Republican. Hillsdale
County Prosecuting Attorney; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1921; died in office
1921.
Died in a sanitarium
at Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., May 9,
1921 (age 58 years, 65
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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George Dwight Schermerhorn (1886-1954) —
also known as George D. Schermerhorn —
of Reading, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Reading, Hillsdale
County, Mich., October
8, 1886.
Son of George Darwin Schermerhorn and Fanny (Roberts) Schermerhorn.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Acme
Chair
Company; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928;
candidate for Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1932; delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Hillsdale
County, 1933; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1947.
Member, American
Legion.
Died, from coronary
occlusion and from carcinoma
of tongue and jaw, in Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 21,
1954 (age 67 years, 195
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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