John O. Whitehouse
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John Osborne Whitehouse was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Rochester, New Hampshire
, Whitehouse received a common-school education.
He moved to New York City in 1835 and was engaged as a clerk until 1839, when he moved to Brooklyn, New York, and engaged as a merchant and manufacturer of shoes.
He moved to Poughkeepsie, New York
, in 1860 and continued the shoe manufacturing business.
Whitehouse was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-third
and Forty-fourth
Congresses (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1877).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service (Forty-fourth Congress).
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1876 to the Forty-fifth
Congress.
He resumed the shoe manufacturing business.
He was also interested in banking and railroading.
He was owner of the Daily News 1872-1880.
He died in Poughkeepsie, New York
, August 24, 1881.
He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
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.
Born in Rochester, New Hampshire
Rochester, New Hampshire
Rochester is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 29,752. The city includes the villages of East Rochester and Gonic. Rochester is home to Skyhaven Airport and the annual Rochester Fair....
, Whitehouse received a common-school education.
He moved to New York City in 1835 and was engaged as a clerk until 1839, when he moved to Brooklyn, New York, and engaged as a merchant and manufacturer of shoes.
He moved to Poughkeepsie, New York
Poughkeepsie (city), New York
Poughkeepsie is a city in the state of New York, United States, which serves as the county seat of Dutchess County. Poughkeepsie is located in the Hudson River Valley midway between New York City and Albany...
, in 1860 and continued the shoe manufacturing business.
Whitehouse was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Forty-third
43rd United States Congress
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and Forty-fourth
44th United States Congress
The Forty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1875 to March 4, 1877, during the seventh and...
Congresses (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1877).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service (Forty-fourth Congress).
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1876 to the Forty-fifth
45th United States Congress
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Congress.
He resumed the shoe manufacturing business.
He was also interested in banking and railroading.
He was owner of the Daily News 1872-1880.
He died in Poughkeepsie, New York
Poughkeepsie (city), New York
Poughkeepsie is a city in the state of New York, United States, which serves as the county seat of Dutchess County. Poughkeepsie is located in the Hudson River Valley midway between New York City and Albany...
, August 24, 1881.
He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.