Legislator Details


Gideon T. Werline
AKA:
Number of sessions served 1
Gender: Male
Age at election: 51

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 1/11/1851
City: Liberty, PA
County: Tioga County, PA
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 11/16/1920
City: Morris Township, PA
County: Tioga County, PA
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 11/19/1920
City: Liberty, PA
County: Tioga County, PA
Country: US
Cemetery: Salem Lutheran Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Lydia Linck, dau. of John and Catherine (Heyler) Linck, 3/16/1879;

Number of Children: 0


Background

Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: teacher, farmer, real estate, merchant, businessman
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
common schools of Pennsylvania

Biographical Sketch:
Son of Jackson J. and Eve (Bastian) Werline. and lucrative patronage in Nadeau and vicinity. He has likewise interests in other localities, being a director in the Stephenson Bank, in Stephenson, MI, and a stockholder in the Menominee River Sugar Company, at Menominee, MI. He began his mercantile career at 18, in Liberty, Tioga county, Pennsylvania, continuing there until 1883 when he moved to Williamsport, PA, and engaged in mercantile pursuits until 1887. In 1888, he came to Michigan on a hunting and fishing trip, and was so pleased with the country and its future possibilities that he decided to locate here. In 1890 he established himself as a hardware merchant at Nadeau, also dealing in real estate and draft horses. He subsequently engaged in the lumber business, erecting a sawmill at Trombly. He was a member of Hall, Werline & Company

Notable Facts:


Sessions Served:

Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Agricultural College , Home for Feeble Minded , Roads and Bridges
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Nadeau
County of Residence Menominee
District: Menominee
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/4/1902
Date Sworn In: 1/7/1903
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes:

Bibliography:

MILegHdbk 1903 p.63; Manual 1903 p.820; Find-a-Grave.com; Sawyer 2:988-89; PADeathCert 1906-1972