John Wheeler (New York)

John Wheeler ( born February 11, 1823 in Humphreysville (now Seymour ), Connecticut, † April 1, 1906 in New York City ) was an American politician. From 1853 to 1857 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Wheeler visited community schools in Cheshire. In 1843 he moved to New York City, where he worked with his father in the hotel business. Then he worked as a clerk ( clerk ) in a haberdashery (dry goods store). Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party. In the congressional elections of 1852 he was in the sixth electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of James Brooks on March 4, 1853. After a successful re-election he resigned in 1856 to run again and was eliminated after March 3, 1857 the Congress of. Between 1872 and 1880 he served as Commissioner and Chairman Department of Taxes and Assessments in New York City. He was a member of the Board of Estimates and Apportionments and Commissioner of Accounts in New York City. In addition, he was a lawyer but did not practice. He died on April 1, 1906 in New York City and was buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery.