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Grattan Henry Wheeler (August 25, 1783 – March 11, 1852) was an American politician from New York. ==Life== Grattah H. Wheeler was born near Providence, Rhode Island on August 25, 1783.〔Albert Gallatin Wheeler, American College of Genealogy, (The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America ), 1914, Page 170〕 He was the son of Silas Wheeler (1752–1827), a veteran of the American Revolution who took part in the burning of the Gaspée.〔Lewis Cass Aldrich, (Landmarks of Steuben County, New York ), 1896, page 444〕 Later in the Revolution, Silas Wheeler later joined the crew of a privateer. He was captured by the British and jailed in Kinsale, Ireland. He escaped with the help of the Irish Patriot, Henry Grattan. In gratitude, Silas Wheeler named his son after Grattan.〔Lewis Publishing (A Centennial Biographical History of Seneca County, Ohio ), 1902, page 682〕 Grattan Wheeler attended public and preparatory schools in Rhode Island. He moved to Steuben County, New York with his parents in 1800, and became a farmer, lumberman and winemaker.〔Aldrich, Landmarks of Steuben County, page 42〕 The Wheeler family founded Wheeler, the Steuben County town that was named for them.〔The Gazette Company (Elmira, N.Y.), (An Outline History of Tioga and Bradford Counties in Pennsylvania, Chemung, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Schuyler Counties in New York ), 1895, pages 201-202〕 Wheeler was active in the New York Militia, and attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel as a member of the 96th Infantry Regiment.〔Council of Appointment of the State of New York, (Military Minutes of the Council of Appointment of the State of New York ), Volume 2, 1901, pages 1588-1589〕 He also served as Wheeler's Town Supervisor from 1823 to 1824.〔The Gazette Company, An Outline History, pages 202〕 He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1822, 1824 and 1826.〔Weed, Parsons & Co., (The New York Civil List ), 1858, page 315〕 He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1828 to 1831, sitting in the 51st, 52nd, 53rd and 54th New York State Legislatures.〔Weed, Parsons & Co., (Civil List and Forms of Government of the Colony and State of New York ), 1879, page 140〕 Wheeler was elected as an Anti-Mason to the 22nd United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1831 to March 3, 1833.〔Duff Green, (Journal of the House of Representatives, Second Session, 22nd Congress ), 1832, page 4〕〔Edwin Williams, (The New York Annual Register ), 1831, page 30〕 He was a presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1840, voting for William Henry Harrison and John Tyler.〔Hezekiah Niles, (Niles' Weekly Register ), Volumes 59-60, December 12, 1840, page 229〕 Grattan Wheeler died in Wheeler on March 11, 1852. He was buried at the Wheeler Family Cemetery in Wheeler.〔Clifford Merrill Drury, (Henry Harmon Spalding ), 1936, page 23〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grattan H. Wheeler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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