William C. Vandenberg

William C. Vandenberg (born October 3, 1884 in Holland , Michigan , †  June 9, 1971 there ) was an American politician . Between 1951 and 1953 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Michigan.

Career

William Vandenberg attended until 1904, the Holland High School and then graduated from Voorheis' Business College in Indianapolis ( Indiana ). He then embarked on a career in Grand Rapids, managing the city's trams at the time. He then worked for the Grand Rapids, Holland and Chicago Railroad railroad company . In 1919 he returned to Holland, where he worked in the oil industry. He founded the Vandenberg Oil Company , with which he remained associated until 1946. After that he was Vice President of Vandenberg Motors until his death . In Holland he was also involved in other business areas. Among other things, he was a co-founder of the local Chamber of Commerce.

Politically, Vandenberg joined the Republican Party . In the 1930s he was a member of the city council of Holland. Between 1945 and 1950 he was a member of the Michigan Senate . In 1950 he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Michigan at the side of G. Mennen Williams . He held this office between 1951 and 1953. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. In 1952 he ran unsuccessfully in the gubernatorial elections of his party. He died on June 9, 1971 of complications from a heart attack in a hospital in his hometown of Holland.

Web links

• The Political Graveyard
• The Michigan Lieutenant Governors ( April 17, 2013 memento on the Internet Archive )
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