Everett Pepperrell Wheeler
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Everett Pepperrell Wheeler (1840 New York City
- 1925) was an American
lawyer, author, and politician.
He graduated from the College of the City of New York
in 1856 and from Harvard
in 1859, obtaining an LL.B. degree. In 1894, he was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of New York
, nominated by a split faction of the Democratic Party who were barred from the state convention, and opposed the nomination of ex-governor David B. Hill
. Later he helped found the Citizens Union
. Wheeler drafted the bill which created in 1897 the consolidated City of New York, incorporating the buroughs of Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. He was one of the founders of the American Bar Association
.
His writings include:
New York City
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- 1925) was an American
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lawyer, author, and politician.
He graduated from the College of the City of New York
City College of New York
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in 1856 and from Harvard
Harvard University
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in 1859, obtaining an LL.B. degree. In 1894, he was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of New York
New York gubernatorial election, 1894
The 1894 New York state election was held on November 6, 1894, to elect the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor and a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly. Besides, a new State Constitution and four other constitutional amendments were proposed...
, nominated by a split faction of the Democratic Party who were barred from the state convention, and opposed the nomination of ex-governor David B. Hill
David B. Hill
David Bennett Hill was an American politician from New York who was the 29th Governor of New York from 1885 to 1891.-Life:...
. Later he helped found the Citizens Union
Citizens Union
Citizens Union is one of the United States' first good government groups. Founded in 1897 as a political party, the group was reconstituted in 1908 as a non-partisan member organization with the broad mission of serving "as a watchdog for the public interest and an advocate for the common...
. Wheeler drafted the bill which created in 1897 the consolidated City of New York, incorporating the buroughs of Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. He was one of the founders of the American Bar Association
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
.
His writings include:
- Wages and the Tariff (1888)
- Modern Law of Carriers (1890)
- Real Bimetallism (1895)
- The Harter Act (1899)
- The Knowledge of Faith (1904)
- Daniel Webster, Expounder of the Constitution (1905)
Sources
- The History of New York State at www.usgennet.org NY History gov election 1894
- The History of New York State at www.usgennet.org NY gov election result 1894