Bernard C. Whittemore

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|term_end = 1854

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|successor = Silas M. Holmes

|birth_date = 1807

|birth_place = New York

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|death_date = December 7, 1856 (age 48-48)

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Bernard C. Whittemore (1807{{snds}}December 7, 1856) served as the Treasurer of Michigan.

Early life

Whittemore was born near Rome, New York in 1807. He later moved to Pontiac, Michigan.{{cite book |last=Bingham |first=Stephen D. |date=1888 |title=Early History of Michigan: With Biographies of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and Legislators |via=Internet Archive |url=https://archive.org/details/earlyhistorymic01binggoog |language=en |publisher=Thorp & Godfrey, state printers }}

Career

Whittemore served as Michigan State Treasurer from 1850 to 1854.{{cite web |url=http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(4arpx155oyrw0zygyp5ziw3e))/documents/publications/manual/2003-2004/2003-mm-0510-0519-Former.pdf|title=Former Officials of Michigan|publisher=Michigan Legislature |access-date=May 1, 2020}} Whittemore was a Democrat.

Death

Whittemore died on December 7, 1856.

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Category:1807 births

Category:1856 deaths

Category:People from New York (state)

Category:Politicians from Pontiac, Michigan

Category:Michigan Democrats

Category:State treasurers of Michigan

Category:19th-century Michigan politicians

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