I'm turning this space over today to Andy Osterdahl, a fellow blogger, who describes himself as "a purveyor of the historically obscure and the factually trivial," and the most recent post from his blog, "The Strangest Names in American Political History."
It's a fairly well known fact that if you see the surname "Pfrimmer" you might be in Lucas County, up around Norwood specifically. What you may not remember is that back in the 1950s, a gentleman named Anglo Saxon Pfrimmer (1898-1981) was a two-time (unsuccessful) candidate for state representative on the Democrat ticket. In both instances he was defeated by Raymond Pim.
But it's neither Mr. Pfrimmer's politics nor his record that interested Andy --- but rather his given name, "Anglo Saxon," which you've got to admit is distinctive. He was, Osterdahl suggests, "one of the few men in recorded history to receive their name in honor of a period in world history, Anglo Saxon."
Please follow this link to the post about Mr. Pfrimmer and then take a look around at other posts while you're visiting! You'll find a list of popular earlier posts down a ways in the sidebar. If you're in the neighborhood of the Norwood Cemetery, you can stop by and pay your respects to Mr. Pfrimmer personally.
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| Find a Grave photo by Doris Christensen |
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