Gideon O. Whittemore

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Gideon O. Whittemore
5th Secretary of State of Michigan
In office
1846โ€“1848
Preceded byRobert P. Eldredge
Succeeded byGeorge Washington Peck
Personal details
Born
Gideon Olin Whittemore

(1800-08-12)August 12, 1800
St. Albans, Vermont, U.S.
DiedJune 30, 1863(1863-06-30) (aged 62)
Tawas City, Michigan, U.S.
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer, judge

Gideon Olin Whittemore (August 12, 1800 โ€“ June 30, 1863) was an

American
lawyer and politician.

Whittemore was born in

Board of Regents of the University of Michigan from 1837 to 1840, served as Michigan Secretary of State from 1846 to 1848, and later entered the lumber business.[1]

He died on June 30, 1863, in Tawas City, Michigan.[2]

References

  1. ^ Hinsdale, Burke A. (1906), Demmon, Isaac (ed.), History of the University of Michigan, University of Michigan, p. 173, retrieved 2018-11-04
  2. ^ Hinsdale 1906.
Political offices
Preceded by
Secretary of State of Michigan

1846โ€“1848
Succeeded by