Philip B. Wachtel (October 27, 1851 – November 14, 1913) was a Democratic politician from Michigan who served in the

Michigan House of Representatives The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2010 ...

, including as Speaker of the House during the 36th Legislature. 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.The Political Graveyard: Wachtel, Philip B.
/ref> Wachtel was also the Fusion Party candidate for Michigan Secretary of State in 1886 and a Democratic candidate for the

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in 1910. Wachtel died on November 14, 1913, in

Petoskey, Michigan Petoskey ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat and largest city in Emmet County. Part of Northern Michigan, Petoskey is a popular Midwestern resort town, as it sits on the shore of Little Traverse Bay, a bay of La ...

."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.
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Wachtel, Philip B. Year of death unknown Speakers of the Michigan House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives Mayors of places in Michigan People from Petoskey, Michigan {{Michigan-politician-stub