William F. Waldow
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". William Frederick Waldow (August 26, 1882 – April 16, 1930) was an American businessman and politician from Buffalo, New York. He served as a United States representative from New York's 42nd congressional district for one term, 1917 to 1919.
Biography
William F. Waldow was born in Buffalo, New York on August 26, 1882, a son of Gustav R. and Caroline W. Waldow.[1]Template:Efn He attended the common schools, worked as an apprentice plumber, and was later employed as a plumbing contractor.[1] He served on the Buffalo board of aldermen from 1912 to 1913.[1] He was a member of the New York Republican State Committee from 1916 to 1918.[1]
Waldow was elected as a Republican to the 65th Congress, holding office from March 4, 1917, to March 3, 1919.[2] During his term, he was a member of the Committee on Insular Affairs.[3]
In 1918, Waldow was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the 66th Congress, after which he returned to Buffalo and resumed former business pursuits.[2] In addition, he was appointed to the board of directors of the East Side Share Corporation and the East Side National Bank.[4] He was also a member of the Odd Fellows, the Humboldt Club, and the Buffalo Trap and Field Club.[4]
In 1920, Waldow was a delegate to the Republican National Convention.[2] Later that year, Waldow was the successful Republican nominee for sheriff of Erie County, and he served from 1921 to 1923.[5]
Waldow died in Snyder on 16 April 1930.[4]Template:Efn He was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo.[4]
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- 1882 births
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- American plumbers
- Politicians from Buffalo, New York
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- 20th-century New York (state) politicians
- 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
- Sheriffs of Erie County, New York
- Burials at Forest Lawn Cemetery (Buffalo)