William F. Waldow

William Frederick Waldow ( born August 26, 1882 in Buffalo, New York, † April 16, 1930 in Snyder, New York ) was an American politician. Between 1917 and 1919 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

William Waldow attended the common schools and then completed an apprenticeship as a plumber. He then worked in this profession. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Republican Party launched a political career. Between 1912 and 1913 he sat in the City Council of Buffalo; in 1916 he was a member of the State Board of his party.

In the congressional elections of 1916 Waldow was the 42nd electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he succeeded the Democrat Daniel A. Driscoll on March 4, 1917. Since he has not been confirmed in 1918, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1919. This was marked by the events of the First World War.

After his time in the U.S. House of Representatives William Waldow resumed his previous career again. In June 1920 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in part in Chicago, was nominated at the Warren G. Harding as their presidential candidate. Between 1921 and 1923 he was sheriff in Erie County. He died on April 16, 1930 in Snyder, a suburb of Buffalo.