William Almon Wheeler
Born: June 30, 1819
Birthplace: Malone, New York
Father: Almon Wheeler 1789 – 1827
(Buried: Morningside Cemetery, Malone, New York)
Mother: Eliza H. Woodward 1794 – 1858
(Buried: Morningside Cemetery, Malone, New York)
Wife: Mary King 1828 – 1876
(Buried: Morningside Cemetery, Malone, New York
Political Party: Republican Party
Education:
Attended University of Vermont
Occupation before War:
1845 – 1851: Attorney in Malone, New York
1846 – 1849: Franklin County, New York District Attorney
1850 – 1851: Member of New York State Assembly
1851 – 1865: Cashier of Malone, New York Bank
1854: Trustee of Bankrupted Northern Railroad Company
1858 – 1860: New York State Senator
Civil War Career:
1851 – 1865: Cashier of Malone, New York Bank
1861 – 1863: United States Congressman from New York
1861 – 1863: Chairman of House War Department Expenditures Committee
1861 – 1863: Ranking Member of House Territories Committee
Occupation after War:
1867 – 1868: President of New York State Constitutional Convention
1869 – 1877: United States Congressman from New York
1869 – 1873: Chairman of House Pacific Railroad Committee
1869 – 1871: Member of House Treasury Department Expenditures Committee
1871 – 1873: Member of House Library Committee
1873 – 1875: Chairman of House Interstate and Foreign Commerce
1873: Voted against the Salary Grab Act to increase Congress Pay
1873: Returned the salary increase to the U.S. Treasury Department Committee
1873 – 1875: Member of House Appropriations Committee
New York State Commissioner of New York State Parks
1875: Leader of the Wheeler Compromise of 1875
1875 – 1877: Ranking Member of House Appropriations Committee
New York State Commissioner for New York State Survey
1877 – 1881: Vice President of United States of America
1880: Choose not to run for Republican Party Nomination as President
Died: June 4, 1887
Place of Death: Malone, New York
Age at time of Death: 67 years old
Burial Place: Morningside Cemetery, Malone, New York
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