James Wheeler (American politician)

James Wheeler (March 21, 1793 – February 20, 1854) was an American politician who served in the Michigan House of Representatives immediately following adoption of the state's first constitution.

James Wheeler
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the Lenawee County district
In office
November 2, 1835  January 1, 1837
Personal details
Born(1793 -03-21)March 21, 1793
Saratoga County, New York
DiedFebruary 20, 1854(1854-02-20) (aged 60)
Tecumseh, Michigan
Political partyDemocratic

Biography

James Wheeler was born in Saratoga County, New York, on March 21, 1793. He later lived in Wheeler, New York, a town which was named after his family.[1]

In 1834, Wheeler settled and farmed in Tecumseh, Michigan. He was elected as a Democrat to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1835, and served as a justice from 1837 to 1841.[1]

He died in Tecumseh on February 20, 1854.[1]

Notes

  1. Bingham 1888, p. 684.

References

  • Bingham, Stephen D. (1888), Early History of Michigan: With Biographies of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and Legislators, Lansing: Thorp & Godfrey, retrieved 2018-11-12
  • Michigan Manual (1877–78 ed.), Lansing: W. S. George & Co., 1877, retrieved 2018-11-13
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