William G. Wheeler

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William G. Wheeler
United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin
In office
1901–1909
PresidentTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byDavid F. Jones
Succeeded byGeorge H. Gordon
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Rock 1st district
In office
January 1, 1897 ��� January 1, 1901
Preceded byEdward F. Hansen
Succeeded byFranklin Johnson
District Attorney of Rock County
In office
January 1, 1891 – January 1, 1895
Preceded byB. M. Malone
Succeeded byWilliam A. Jackson
Personal details
Born
William G. Wheeler

(1861-11-11)November 11, 1861
La Prairie, Wisconsin
DiedJuly 3, 1936(1936-07-03) (aged 74)
Chicago, Illinois
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery
Janesville, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
  • Jessie Jackman
  • (died 1953)
Parents
  • Guy Wheeler (father)
  • Ann L. (Snell) Wheeler (mother)

William Guy Wheeler (November 11, 1861 – July 3, 1936) was an American lawyer and politician. He was United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt and served four years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Rock County, Wisconsin.

Biography[]

Wheeler was born on November 11, 1861, in La Prairie, Wisconsin.[1] He graduated from Janesville High School in Janesville, Wisconsin, in 1881. In December 1881, he began studying law at the law office of Winans & Fethers and read law for three years, and, in 1884, was admitted to the State Bar of Wisconsin. That same year he was hired as deputy clerk of the Wisconsin circuit court for Rock County, and, a year later, he took over as clerk. He left office in 1887 and went into private practice, but was elected District attorney of Rock County in 1890 and served in that role until 1895. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1896 to represent the Janesville-based Rock County 1st district, and was re-elected in 1898.[2][3] In 1901, he was appointed United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin by President Theodore Roosevelt and served through all of Roosevelt's eight years, leaving office in 1909.

He died on July 3, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois.[4]

Electoral history[]

Wisconsin Assembly, Rock 1st District Election, 1896[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 3, 1896
Republican William G. Wheeler 2,235 59.86%
Democratic John Winans 1,499 40.14%
Total votes '3,734' '100.0%'
Republican hold
Wisconsin Assembly, Rock 1st District Election, 1898[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 8, 1898
Republican William G. Wheeler 1,616 55.32% -4.53%
Democratic Charles C. Russell 1,305 44.68%
Total votes '2,921' '100.0%' -21.77%
Republican hold

References[]

  1. ^ The Law Makers of Wisconsin. Milwaukee: The Evening Wisconsin Company. 1899. p. 52.
  2. ^ Alexander McDonald Thomson (1902). A Political History of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wis.: C. N. Caspar Company. p. 377. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  3. ^ a b c Froehlich, Wm. H., ed. (1899). "Part VIII. Biographical". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 784-785. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  4. ^ Bulletin of the State Bar Association. 1936. p. 199.

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