Biography of W. D. Hitchcock of Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan

Copyright (c) 1998 by Jill Olmack. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb 
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Biography of W. D. Hitchcock - extracted from The History of the Lake Huron Shore- 
Illustrated 1883

W. D. Hitchcock is a native of Adrian, Mich., and has been a resident of Alpena since 
1865.  He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1864, and the following year 
settled in Alpena. For two years after coming here he was salesman in the store of B. C.
Hardwick, and at the end of that period, in company with two other gentlemen, purchased 
the stock.  The firm was J. Frink & Co., and they carried on business about two years 
and were succeeded by Hitchcock & Cornell, who went out of business about two years 
later.  Mr. Hitchcock was postmaster of Alpena ten years, and was succeeded by R. J.
Kelley.  He held the office of county clerk about three months and then resigned on 
account of holding a Federal office. He also held the office of county treasurer a 
portion of one term under appointment to fill vacancy caused by death of J. Frink. He 
is now steamboat agent and also has the dock under lease. He is a member of tile 
Masonic fraternity, and the local company of State troops.