William Mutchler

William Mutchler

William Mutchler (born December 21, 1831 in Palmer , Northampton County , Pennsylvania , †  June 23, 1893 in Easton , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1875 and 1893 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives three times .

Career

William Mutchler attended the public schools in his home country and the Vandeveer's Academy in Easton. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession. Between 1854 and 1860 he was sheriff in Northampton County. From 1861 to 1867 he was employed as a prothonotary at the local district court. In 1863 he served as an adjutant in the 38th Pennsylvania Volunteer Brigade for some time during the Civil War . Between 1867 and 1869 he worked as a tax assessor. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In the years 1869 and 1870 he was their state chairman for Pennsylvania. From 1876 until his death he participated as a delegate at all Democratic National Conventions .

In the congressional elections of 1874 , William Mutchler was elected as a candidate for his party in the tenth constituency of the state of Pennsylvania to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Republican John Weinland Killinger on March 4, 1875 . Since he refused to run again in 1876, he was initially only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1877 , during which he was chairman of the committee to control the expenditure of the Ministry of the Interior.

In the elections of 1880 Mutchler was re-elected to Congress in the tenth district of his state, where he replaced Ruben Knecht Bachman on March 4, 1881 . After re-election, he could remain in the US House of Representatives until March 3, 1885. In 1884 he renounced another candidacy. Four years later , he was elected to succeed Daniel Ermentrout in the Eighth District of Pennsylvania . After two re-elections, he could remain in Congress from March 4, 1889 until his death on June 23, 1893. His mandate fell after a special election to his son Howard (1859-1916).

Web links

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• William Mutchler in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Mutchler in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
John Weinland Killinger	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (10th constituency) March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1877	Samuel Augustus Bridges
Reuben Servant Bachman	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (10th constituency) March 4, 1881 - March 3, 1885	William Henry Sowden
Daniel Ermentrout	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (8th constituency) March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1893	Irving Price Wanger
Edwin Hallowell	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (7th constituency) March 4, 1893 - June 23, 1893	Howard Mutchler