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Frank W. Wheeler | |
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.jpg) From 1890sCyclopedia of Michigan. | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | Spencer O. Fisher |
| Succeeded by | Thomas A. E. Weadock |
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| Born | (1853-03-02)March 2, 1853 Chaumont, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 9, 1921(1921-08-09) (aged 68) Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Eastern Michigan University |
Frank Willis Wheeler (March 2, 1853 – August 9, 1921) was ashipbuilder and politician from theU.S. state ofMichigan.
Wheeler was born inChaumont, New York attended thecommon schools. In 1864, he moved with his parents toEast Saginaw, Michigan and attended the Saginaw High School and the Ypsilanti State Normal School (now (Eastern Michigan University). He engaged in boatbuilding and moved toWest Bay City in 1876. He became master of the Saginaw River Tug Association and engaged in shipbuilding at the Bay Cities for many years.
In 1888, Wheeler was theRepublican candidate for theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's 10th congressional district and defeated incumbentDemocratSpencer O. Fisher to be elected to the51st Congress. Wheeler served from March 4, 1889 to March 3, 1891 and was not a candidate for reelection in 1890.
After leaving Congress, Wheeler engaged in his former pursuits until 1899, when he moved toDetroit. He returned to Saginaw in 1917 and organized the Saginaw Shipbuilding Co. and was engaged in building boats for the United States Government.
Frank W. Wheeler died in Saginaw and is interred in Elm Lawn Cemetery,Bay City, Michigan.
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| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 10th Congressional District of Michigan 1889 – 1891 | Succeeded by |
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