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
32nd Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives
In office
January 7, 1891 – August 8, 1892
Preceded byGerrit J. Diekema
Succeeded byWilliam 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 byMyron L. Barber
Succeeded byEugene L. Rose
President of the Village of Petoskey
In office
1885–1886
Preceded byWilliam L. Curtis
Succeeded byHenry T. Calkins
Personal details
BornOctober 27, 1851[2]
Centreville, Pennsylvania[3]
DiedNovember 14, 1913(1913-11-14) (aged 62)
Petoskey, Michigan
Political partyDemocratic
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

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  1. ^ The Political Graveyard: Mayors and Village Presidents of Petoskey
  2. ^ The 1889 Michigan Manual states that Wachtel "reached his thirty-seventh year ten days before he was elected Representative."
  3. ^ a b Official Directory and Legislative Manual of the State of Michigan for the Years 1889-90
  4. ^ a b "Philip B. Wachtel Dies in Petoskey". Detroit Free Press. November 15, 1913. p. 2. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  5. ^ The Political Graveyard: Wachtel, Philip B.
  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.