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Nelson Platt Wheeler (November 4, 1841 – March 3, 1920) was a
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.


Biography

Born in
Portville, New York Portville is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 3,504 at the 2020 census. The name is derived from the town's early role in shipping lumber and other items down the Allegheny River. It was formed in 1837 f ...
on November 4, 1841, Nelson P. Wheeler was the brother of William E. Wheeler. He attended the public schools and academies in Olean, and Deposit, New York. He then became a surveyor and civil engineer, and moved to
Endeavor, Pennsylvania Endeavor is a community in Hickory Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania, along Allegheny National Forest The Allegheny National Forest is a National Forest in Northwestern Pennsylvania, about 100 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. The forest cover ...
, where he engaged in the lumber business, agriculture and banking. He was elected as county commissioner in 1866, and then also held various township offices. Wheeler was member of the
Pennsylvania State House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. It ...
in 1878 and 1879. He was elected as a Republican to the Sixtieth and Sixty-first Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910, but the primary election was contested and his opponent subsequently withdrew and he was tendered the congressional nomination, but declined. He resumed his former business pursuits in Endeavor.


Later years, death and interment

Wheeler moved to
Pasadena, California Pasadena ( ) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial district. I ...
in 1915 due to poor health, and died there on March 3, 1920. He was interred in the Mountain View Cemetery.


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The Political Graveyard
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wheeler, Nelson P. 1841 births 1920 deaths Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives People from Cattaraugus County, New York People from Forest County, Pennsylvania Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania