William Almon Wheeler was an American politician and attorney. He served as a United States representative from New York from 1861 to 1863 and 1869 to 1877, and the 19th vice president of the United States from 1877 to 1881. Wikipedia
Born: June 30, 1819, Malone, NY
Died: June 4, 1887 (age 67 years), Malone, NY
Party: Whig Party
Education: University of Vermont
Place of burial: Morningside Cemetery, Malone, NY
Previous offices: Vice President of the United States (1877–1881), Representative (1869–1877), Representative (1861–1863), and more
Vice president number: 19
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A member of the Whig Party, he became district attorney for Franklin County in 1846, a position he held for three years. In the 1850s, he was elected to the New ...
Wheeler was the district attorney for his native Franklin County from 1846 to 1849 and in 1850 was elected to the New York State Assembly, where he served for ...
William Almon Wheeler (June 30, 1819 – June 4, 1887) was a U.S. representative from New York and the nineteenth vice president of the United States.
Strongly opposed to slavery, Wheeler was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1860. He did not run for reelection in 1862. In 1867, he served as ...