George H. Middelkamp

George Herman Middelkamp (April 20, 1880 – October 5, 1966) was an American politician who served as the State Treasurer of Missouri as a Democrat.[1]

George H. Middelkamp
24th Treasurer of Missouri
In office 1917–1921
Governor	Frederick D. Gardner
Preceded by	Edwin P. Deal
Succeeded by	Lorenzo Dow Thompson
Personal details
Born	George Herman Middelkamp April 20, 1880 Warrenton, Missouri, U.S.
Died	October 5, 1966 (aged 86) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Clara M. Ordelheide ​ ​ (m. 1904; died 1938)​
Children	2
Mother	Mary Otillie Gerdemann
Father	John Herman Middelkamp

Life

On April 20, 1880, George Herman Middelkamp was born to John Herman Middelkamp and Mary Otillie Gerdemann in Warrenton, Missouri. On November 30, 1904, he married Clara M. Ordelheide and later had two children with her. In 1906, a bank in Hawk Point was created and Middlekamp served as its cashier until 1916. In the 1910s he entered politics and became a member of the Democratic state committee from the Ninth congressional district.[2]

In 1916, he received the Democratic nomination for state treasurer and resigned from his position as cashier after winning in the general election. He later received the Democratic nomination for State Auditor of Missouri in 1920 and 1924, but was defeated in the general election both times.

On October 5, 1966, he died in St. Louis, Missouri.[3]

Electoral history

George H. Middelkamp electoral history

1916 Missouri Treasurer election[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	George H. Middelkamp	395,391	50.27%	+2.70%
	Republican	Lorenzo Dow Thompson	372,609	47.37%	+16.53%
	Socialist	J. F. Harlow	14,678	1.87%	-2.18%
	Prohibition	Ed Brandt	3,856	0.49%	-0.26%
Total votes			'786,534'	'100.00%'

1920 Missouri Auditor election[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George E. Hackmann (incumbent)	728,788	54.93%	+5.60%
	Democratic	George H. Middelkamp	573,903	43.26%	-4.91%
	Socialist	Roy F. Smalley	19,512	1.47%	-0.42%
	Farmer–Labor	A. R. Smith	2,967	0.22%	+0.22%
	Socialist Labor	Frederick Spalti	1,634	0.12%	+0.00%
Total votes			'1,326,804'	'100.00%'

1924 Missouri Auditor election[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George E. Hackmann	648,910	50.50%	-4.43%
	Democratic	George H. Middelkamp	613,210	47.73%	+4.47%
	Socialist	A. B. Griep	22,146	1.72%	+0.25%
	Socialist Labor	Henry Knobel	595	0.05%	-0.07%
Total votes			'1,284,861'	'100.00%'

References

1. "George H. Middelkamp". Clint Zweifel. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
2. "George H. Middelkamp". The Democrat-Argus. October 31, 1924. p. 8. Archived from the original on March 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "George H. Middelkamp, 86 Died Wednesday, October 5". Warrenton Banner. October 13, 1966. p. 1. Archived from the original on March 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "MO Treasurer 1916". August 13, 2007.
5. "MO Auditor 1920". August 14, 2007.
6. "MO Auditor 1924". August 7, 2007.