13 Facts About Henry Waldron

Henry Waldron was an American politician and a United States Representative from the US state of Michigan.

Henry Waldron moved to Michigan in 1837 and was employed as a civil engineer in railroad work.

Henry Waldron became a member of the Michigan House of Representatives in 1843, where he represented the Hillsdale County district, and was a director of the Michigan Southern Railroad, serving from 1846 to 1848.

Henry Waldron was active in promoting the construction of the Detroit, Hillsdale and South Western Railroad and served as its first president.

Henry Waldron was a presidential elector on the Whig Party ticket in 1848.

Henry Waldron was re-elected to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses, serving from March 4,1855 to March 3,1861.

Henry Waldron was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury in the Thirty-fourth Congress.

Henry Waldron was not a candidate for re-nomination in 1860.

Henry Waldron was chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining in the Forty-second Congress.

In 1876, Henry Waldron was elected president of the First National Bank of Hillsdale and served until his death.

Henry Waldron died in Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Michigan, on September 13,1880.

Henry Waldron is interred at Oak Grove Cemetery, Hillsdale, Michigan.

The village of Henry Waldron, Michigan is named in his honour because of his contribution to the village.