Frank W. Wheeler

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Frank W. Wheeler

Frank Willis Wheeler (born March 2, 1853 in Chaumont , New York , †  August 9, 1921 in Saginaw , Michigan ) was an American politician . Between 1889 and 1891 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Frank Wheeler attended the public schools in his home country. In 1864 he moved to East Saginaw , Michigan with his parents . There he continued his education at Saginaw High School and Ypsilanti State Normal School . After finishing school, he worked in shipbuilding. In 1876 he moved to West Saginaw, where he became director of the Saginaw River Tug Association . In the following years he continued to work in shipbuilding.

Politically, Wheeler was a member of the Republican Party . In the congressional elections of 1888 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the tenth constituency of Michigan , where he succeeded Spencer O. Fisher on March 4, 1889 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1890, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1891 .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Wheeler resumed his previous shipbuilding activities. Between 1899 and 1917 he lived in Detroit , before returning to Saginaw, where he Saginaw Shipbuilding Co. founded. Frank Wheeler died in Saginaw on August 9, 1921 and was buried in Bay City .

Web links

  • Frank W. Wheeler in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Wheeler, Frank W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wheeler, Frank Willis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 2, 1853
PLACE OF BIRTH Chaumont , New York
DATE OF DEATH August 9, 1921
Place of death Saginaw , Michigan