The Civil Rights Act of 1875

William A. Wheeler

(June 30, 1819 — June 4, 1887) Willam Almon Wheeler was an American politician and lawyer. Wheeler was born in Malone, New York in 1819. He attended the University of Vermont at Burlington and was admitted to the bar in 1845. Wheeler held various public offices, including district attorney for Franklin County, State Representatives, and State Senator. He was first elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1861 to March 3, 1863. In 1867 and 1868, Wheeler was a member of the State constitutional conventions before being elected again to Congress. He again served in the House of Representatives from March 4, 1869 to March 4, 1877. Wheeler was later elected as Vice President of the the United States with President Rutherford Hayes. After serving as Vice President, he retired from public life and died in New York in 1887. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000341]

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