Horace H. Witherstine
American politician
Horace H. "H. H." Witherstine (April 2, 1852 – October 2, 1924) was an American physician and politician.
Biography
Born on April 2, 1852, in Herkimer, New York, he attended Fairfield Academy, then moved to Rochester, Minnesota in 1872 where he was a school teacher. In 1884, he received his medical degree from Rush Medical College and returned to Rochester to practice medicine. He was mayor of Rochester from 1892 to 1903, served on the school board, and was editor of the Rochester Bulletin newspaper. From 1903 to 1910, he served in the Minnesota Senate as a Democrat. He died in an auto accident two miles north of Rochester while on a house call. He died on October 2, 1924, aged 72, in Rochester.
The public source identifies “Horace H. Witherstine” as american politician. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Horace, Witherstine and American.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Horace H. Witherstine”, the useful work is to connect “american politician” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q24062245. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1852, 1924, 1872 and 1884.
Later biographies can compress uncertainty and repeat inherited reputations, so apparently settled claims may still require comparison. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Read biographical claims against dates, named institutions and the cited references. Distinguish a subject’s later reputation from evidence produced during their lifetime.
- Establishing names and roles
- Building a first chronology
- Locating cited institutions
Personal papers, civil or court records, institutional files and the scholarship cited by the source.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Horace H. Witherstine”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Horace H. Witherstine primary sources, Horace H. Witherstine archive and Horace research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Horace H. Witherstine”?
- Which claims depend on a single source or contested interpretation?
- How has the subject’s reputation changed across later accounts?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Horace H. Witherstine” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.