Legislator Details


Charles A. Weidenfeller
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Number of sessions served 2
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 60

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 6/9/1852
City: At sea
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Marital Information:
married Celia M. Hammon, 7/4/1904, in Chicago, IL; divorced 11/19/1919 in Kalamazoo, MI; children: 2, Charles A. and Hilda M.

Number of Children: 2

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Occupation: carpenter, life insurance
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
public Schools of Newark, NJ

Biographical Sketch:
He moved to Bloomingdale, MI in 1897. He worked at the carpenter trade 15 years and then entered the life insurance business. His House seat was his first elective office.

Notable Facts:
Was born aboard a ship while his parents were enroute to this country from Germany. May have died of stroke/apoplexy 10/14/1927. Find-a-Grave lists a Charles A. dying on that date but the birth date differs [6/21/1849]; death records show a Charles O. dying on that date using the same birth date as Find-a-Grave/ However, Find-a-Grave has a photo of the headstone showing the birth year as 1851. 1919 Manual says 6/9/1852

Sessions Served:

Fiftieth Legislature, 1919-1920
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Elections , Revision & Amendment of the Constitution , State Affairs , State Public Schools
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City of Residence: Kalamazoo
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District: Kalamazoo 1
District Description: Kalamazoo City

Date Elected: 11/5/1918
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1919
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
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Forty-Seventh Legislature, 1913-1914
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: City Corporations , Pontiac State Hospital , Railroads
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City of Residence: Bloomingdale
County of Residence Van Buren
District: Van Buren
District Description: Van Buren County

Date Elected: 11/5/1912
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1913
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
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Bibliography:

Manual 1913 p.761; Manual 1919 p.829-30; ancestry.com; USCen 1910; MIDivRec 1897-1952; Michiganology; Find-a-Grave.com
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