Nelson P. Wheeler
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Nelson Platt Wheeler (November 4, 1841 – March 3, 1920) was a U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania.
Biography
Born in Portville, New York on November 4, 1841, Nelson P. Wheeler was the brother of William E. Wheeler.[1] He attended the public schools and academies in Olean, and Deposit, New York.
He then became a surveyor and civil engineer, and moved to Endeavor, Pennsylvania, where he engaged in the lumber business, agriculture and banking. He was elected as county commissioner in 1866, and then also held various township offices.
Wheeler was member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1878 and 1879. He was elected as a Republican to the Sixtieth and Sixty-first Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910, but the primary election was contested and his opponent subsequently withdrew and he was tendered the congressional nomination, but declined. He resumed his former business pursuits in Endeavor.
Later years, death and interment
Wheeler moved to Pasadena, California in 1915 due to poor health, and died there on March 3, 1920. He was interred in the Mountain View Cemetery.
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