Loren E. Wheeler

Loren E. Wheeler

Loren Edgar Wheeler (born October 7, 1862 in Havana , Mason County , Illinois , †  January 8, 1932 in Springfield , Illinois) was an American politician . Between 1915 and 1927 he twice represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Loren Wheeler attended the common schools and then the Graylock Institute in South Williamstown ( Massachusetts ). In 1880 he moved to Springfield, Illinois, where he worked in the coal business until 1910. He also traded in ice. From 1910 he worked in the advertising industry. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . From 1895 to 1897 he was a member of the Springfield Borough Council; from 1897 to 1901 he was mayor of this city. In June 1900, he took part as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia , on which President William McKinley was nominated for re-election. He then was a post office keeper in Springfield between 1901 and 1913 .

In the 1914 congressional election , Wheeler was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 21st  constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded James McMahon Graham on March 4, 1915 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1923 . During this time the First World War fell . In addition, the 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution were ratified in 1919 and 1920 . It was about the ban on trade in alcoholic beverages and the nationwide introduction of women's suffrage .

From 1919 to 1923, Wheeler was chairman of the Railway and Canal Committee. In 1922 he was defeated by the Democrat James Earl Major . Two years later, in 1924, he was re-elected to Congress, where he replaced Major on March 4, 1925. Until March 3, 1927 he was able to spend another legislative period in the House of Representatives. In 1926 he lost again to Major.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Loren Wheeler resumed his previous activities in Springfield. He died there on January 8, 1932.

Web links

• Loren E. Wheeler in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Loren E. Wheeler in the database of Find a Grave (English)