Walter's first wife (Maude Edith Comstock) was the First woman elected to the state Senate of Ohio, she served from 1920 to 1933. She was an active Senator with the respect of her colleagues. Her activity in the legislature is published in many newspaper articles throughout Ohio during her service.
"In 1903, she met and married Walter Gustavus Waitt, a Boston native who completed his education at Harvard University. Prior to 1910, the couple moved to Ohio and had a daughter, Doris (Dora) Ida. Walter's career involved battery production as plant manager at the National Carbon Company, then VP and production Manager of the Twin Dry Cell Battery Company of Cleveland. " Maude was very active in the community of Cuyahoga County, promoting a successful plan for Civics classes, actively leading in the cause for women's suffrage, organizing war-time support for Liberty Bond and Red Cross drives, public speaking engagements, Republican Party activities, serving on City Council, and more. She was requested by the Citizens' Committee to run for state Senate in 1922 and won the seat. As Senator, she introduced five bills, all of which passed. (Source: A history of Cuyahoga County and the city of Cleveland, Vol. II, pp. 25-26, by William R. Coates; pub. 1924 by The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York)
Name:
Walter G Waitt
•
Sex:
Male
Age:
66
Death Date:
18 Jul 1943
•
Death Place:
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
•
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
w
Father's Name:
John Waitt
•
Mother's Name:
Mary S...
•
Birth Date:
17 Oct 1877
Birth Year (Estimated):
1877
Birthplace:
Boston, Mass
Burial Date:
30 Jul 1943
Cemetery:
...
Father's Birthplace:
...
Mother's Birthplace:
Boston, Mass
Spouse's Name:
Margaret T. Waitt
Per Massachusetts Marriage Index;
Name: Walter Gustavus Waitt
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Marriage Date: 25 Jun 1903
Marriage Place: Melrose, Massachusetts, USA
Father: John Morrill Waitt
Mother: Carrie Maria Shaw
Spouse: Edith Maude Comstock
Per Ohio Marriage Index;
Name: Walter G Waitt
Marriage Date: 5 Sep 1936
Form Type: Marriage
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Father: John M Waitt
Mother: Caroline Shaw
Spouse: Mrs Margaret E Eldred
Spouse Age: 58
Spouse Birth Year: abt 1878
Spouse Father: Wm Forsyth
Spouse Mother: Mary Newman
"In 1903, she met and married Walter Gustavus Waitt, a Boston native who completed his education at Harvard University. Prior to 1910, the couple moved to Ohio and had a daughter, Doris (Dora) Ida. Walter's career involved battery production as plant manager at the National Carbon Company, then VP and production Manager of the Twin Dry Cell Battery Company of Cleveland. " Maude was very active in the community of Cuyahoga County, promoting a successful plan for Civics classes, actively leading in the cause for women's suffrage, organizing war-time support for Liberty Bond and Red Cross drives, public speaking engagements, Republican Party activities, serving on City Council, and more. She was requested by the Citizens' Committee to run for state Senate in 1922 and won the seat. As Senator, she introduced five bills, all of which passed. (Source: A history of Cuyahoga County and the city of Cleveland, Vol. II, pp. 25-26, by William R. Coates; pub. 1924 by The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York)
Name:
Walter G Waitt
•
Sex:
Male
Age:
66
Death Date:
18 Jul 1943
•
Death Place:
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
•
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
w
Father's Name:
John Waitt
•
Mother's Name:
Mary S...
•
Birth Date:
17 Oct 1877
Birth Year (Estimated):
1877
Birthplace:
Boston, Mass
Burial Date:
30 Jul 1943
Cemetery:
...
Father's Birthplace:
...
Mother's Birthplace:
Boston, Mass
Spouse's Name:
Margaret T. Waitt
Per Massachusetts Marriage Index;
Name: Walter Gustavus Waitt
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Marriage Date: 25 Jun 1903
Marriage Place: Melrose, Massachusetts, USA
Father: John Morrill Waitt
Mother: Carrie Maria Shaw
Spouse: Edith Maude Comstock
Per Ohio Marriage Index;
Name: Walter G Waitt
Marriage Date: 5 Sep 1936
Form Type: Marriage
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Father: John M Waitt
Mother: Caroline Shaw
Spouse: Mrs Margaret E Eldred
Spouse Age: 58
Spouse Birth Year: abt 1878
Spouse Father: Wm Forsyth
Spouse Mother: Mary Newman
Walter's first wife (Maude Edith Comstock) was the First woman elected to the state Senate of Ohio, she served from 1920 to 1933. She was an active Senator with the respect of her colleagues. Her activity in the legislature is published in many newspaper articles throughout Ohio during her service.
"In 1903, she met and married Walter Gustavus Waitt, a Boston native who completed his education at Harvard University. Prior to 1910, the couple moved to Ohio and had a daughter, Doris (Dora) Ida. Walter's career involved battery production as plant manager at the National Carbon Company, then VP and production Manager of the Twin Dry Cell Battery Company of Cleveland. " Maude was very active in the community of Cuyahoga County, promoting a successful plan for Civics classes, actively leading in the cause for women's suffrage, organizing war-time support for Liberty Bond and Red Cross drives, public speaking engagements, Republican Party activities, serving on City Council, and more. She was requested by the Citizens' Committee to run for state Senate in 1922 and won the seat. As Senator, she introduced five bills, all of which passed. (Source: A history of Cuyahoga County and the city of Cleveland, Vol. II, pp. 25-26, by William R. Coates; pub. 1924 by The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York)
Name:
Walter G Waitt
•
Sex:
Male
Age:
66
Death Date:
18 Jul 1943
•
Death Place:
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
•
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
w
Father's Name:
John Waitt
•
Mother's Name:
Mary S...
•
Birth Date:
17 Oct 1877
Birth Year (Estimated):
1877
Birthplace:
Boston, Mass
Burial Date:
30 Jul 1943
Cemetery:
...
Father's Birthplace:
...
Mother's Birthplace:
Boston, Mass
Spouse's Name:
Margaret T. Waitt
Per Massachusetts Marriage Index;
Name: Walter Gustavus Waitt
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Marriage Date: 25 Jun 1903
Marriage Place: Melrose, Massachusetts, USA
Father: John Morrill Waitt
Mother: Carrie Maria Shaw
Spouse: Edith Maude Comstock
Per Ohio Marriage Index;
Name: Walter G Waitt
Marriage Date: 5 Sep 1936
Form Type: Marriage
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Father: John M Waitt
Mother: Caroline Shaw
Spouse: Mrs Margaret E Eldred
Spouse Age: 58
Spouse Birth Year: abt 1878
Spouse Father: Wm Forsyth
Spouse Mother: Mary Newman
"In 1903, she met and married Walter Gustavus Waitt, a Boston native who completed his education at Harvard University. Prior to 1910, the couple moved to Ohio and had a daughter, Doris (Dora) Ida. Walter's career involved battery production as plant manager at the National Carbon Company, then VP and production Manager of the Twin Dry Cell Battery Company of Cleveland. " Maude was very active in the community of Cuyahoga County, promoting a successful plan for Civics classes, actively leading in the cause for women's suffrage, organizing war-time support for Liberty Bond and Red Cross drives, public speaking engagements, Republican Party activities, serving on City Council, and more. She was requested by the Citizens' Committee to run for state Senate in 1922 and won the seat. As Senator, she introduced five bills, all of which passed. (Source: A history of Cuyahoga County and the city of Cleveland, Vol. II, pp. 25-26, by William R. Coates; pub. 1924 by The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York)
Name:
Walter G Waitt
•
Sex:
Male
Age:
66
Death Date:
18 Jul 1943
•
Death Place:
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
•
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
w
Father's Name:
John Waitt
•
Mother's Name:
Mary S...
•
Birth Date:
17 Oct 1877
Birth Year (Estimated):
1877
Birthplace:
Boston, Mass
Burial Date:
30 Jul 1943
Cemetery:
...
Father's Birthplace:
...
Mother's Birthplace:
Boston, Mass
Spouse's Name:
Margaret T. Waitt
Per Massachusetts Marriage Index;
Name: Walter Gustavus Waitt
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Marriage Date: 25 Jun 1903
Marriage Place: Melrose, Massachusetts, USA
Father: John Morrill Waitt
Mother: Carrie Maria Shaw
Spouse: Edith Maude Comstock
Per Ohio Marriage Index;
Name: Walter G Waitt
Marriage Date: 5 Sep 1936
Form Type: Marriage
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Father: John M Waitt
Mother: Caroline Shaw
Spouse: Mrs Margaret E Eldred
Spouse Age: 58
Spouse Birth Year: abt 1878
Spouse Father: Wm Forsyth
Spouse Mother: Mary Newman
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