Horace Wheaton
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Horace Wheaton was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New Milford
, Litchfield County, Connecticut
, he moved with his parents to Pompey
, Onondaga County, New York
in 1810. He received a limited schooling, was graduated from Pompey Academy, engaged in mercantile pursuits, and was a member of the New York State Assembly
in 1834. He was one of the commissioners to build a railroad between Syracuse
and Utica
, and was postmaster
of Pompey from 1840 to 1842. He was supervisor and city treasurer of Pompey, and was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1843 to March 3, 1847. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1846 and that year moved to Syracuse. He was mayor of Syracuse from 1851 to 1853 and city treasurer in 1857 and 1858. He engaged in hardware, saddlery, and mercantile pursuits, and in 1882 died in Syracuse. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery.
New Milford, Connecticut
New Milford is a town in southern Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States north of Danbury, on the Housatonic River. It is the largest town in the state in terms of land area at nearly . The population was 28,671 according to the Census Bureau's 2006 estimates...
, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Litchfield County, Connecticut
Litchfield County is a county located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Litchfield County has the lowest population density of any county in Connecticut but is geographically the state's largest county. As of 2010 the population was 189,927...
, he moved with his parents to Pompey
Pompey, New York
Pompey is a town in the southeast part of Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 6,159 at the 2000 census. The town was named after the Roman general and political leader Pompey by a late 18th-century clerk interested in the Classics in the new federal republic.- History :The...
, Onondaga County, New York
Onondaga County, New York
Onondaga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 467,026. The county seat is Syracuse.Onondaga County is part of the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area....
in 1810. He received a limited schooling, was graduated from Pompey Academy, engaged in mercantile pursuits, and was a member of the New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
in 1834. He was one of the commissioners to build a railroad between Syracuse
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
and Utica
Utica, New York
Utica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....
, and was postmaster
Postmaster
A postmaster is the head of an individual post office. Postmistress is not used anymore in the United States, as the "master" component of the word refers to a person of authority and has no gender quality...
of Pompey from 1840 to 1842. He was supervisor and city treasurer of Pompey, and was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1843 to March 3, 1847. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1846 and that year moved to Syracuse. He was mayor of Syracuse from 1851 to 1853 and city treasurer in 1857 and 1858. He engaged in hardware, saddlery, and mercantile pursuits, and in 1882 died in Syracuse. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery.