Gideon O. Whittemore
Gideon O. Whittemore | |
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5th Secretary of State of Michigan | |
In office 1846โ1848 | |
Preceded by | Robert P. Eldredge |
Succeeded by | George Washington Peck |
Personal details | |
Born | Gideon Olin Whittemore August 12, 1800 St. Albans, Vermont, U.S. |
Died | June 30, 1863 Tawas City, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 62)
Profession | Politician, 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
- ^ Hinsdale, Burke A. (1906), Demmon, Isaac (ed.), History of the University of Michigan, University of Michigan, p. 173, retrieved 2018-11-04
- ^ Hinsdale 1906.