James Wheeler (American politician)

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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

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.

Biography[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Bingham 1888, p. 684.

References[edit]

  • 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