William G. Wheeler

William G. Wheeler
William G. Wheeler
United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin
	In office; 1901–1909
President	Theodore Roosevelt
Preceded by	David F. Jones
Succeeded by	George H. Gordon
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the Rock 1st district
	In office; January 1, 1897 – January 1, 1901
Preceded by	Edward F. Hansen
Succeeded by	Franklin Johnson
District Attorney of Rock County
	In office; January 1, 1891 – January 1, 1895
Preceded by	B. M. Malone
Succeeded by	William A. Jackson
Personal details
Born	William Guy Wheeler; November 11, 1861; La Prairie, Wisconsin
Died	July 3, 1936 (aged 74); Chicago, Illinois
Resting place	Oak Hill Cemetery ; Janesville, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Spouses	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

^ The Law Makers of Wisconsin 1899–1901. Milwaukee: The Evening Wisconsin Company. 1899. p. 52. Retrieved June 25, 2022 – via Google Books.
^ Alexander McDonald Thomson (1902). A Political History of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wis.: C. N. Caspar Company. p. 377. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Froehlich, Wm. H., ed. (1899). "Part VIII. Biographical". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 784–785. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
^ Bulletin of the State Bar Association. 1936. p. 199.

External links

The Political Graveyard

[1] The Law Makers of Wisconsin 1899–1901. Milwaukee: The Evening Wisconsin Company. 1899. p. 52. Retrieved June 25, 2022 – via Google Books.

[2] Alexander McDonald Thomson (1902). A Political History of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wis.: C. N. Caspar Company. p. 377. Retrieved May 26, 2018.

[bb1899-3] Froehlich, Wm. H., ed. (1899). "Part VIII. Biographical". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 784–785. Retrieved December 8, 2019.

[4] Bulletin of the State Bar Association. 1936. p. 199.

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