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William G. Whiteley | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromDelaware'sat-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Elisha D. Cullen |
| Succeeded by | George P. Fisher |
| 20thMayor of Wilmington, Delaware | |
| In office 1875–1878 | |
| Preceded by | Joshua Simms |
| Succeeded by | John P. Allmond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Gustavia Whitley (1819-08-07)August 7, 1819 |
| Died | April 23, 1886(1886-04-23) (aged 66) |
| Resting place | Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery atBridgeton, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Alma mater | Princeton College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
William Gustavus Whiteley (August 7, 1819 – April 23, 1886) was an American lawyer and politician fromWilmington, inNew Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of theDemocratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U.S. Representative from Delaware, Mayor of Wilmington, and Associate Judge of the Superior Court of Delaware.
Whiteley was born nearNewark, Delaware, to Henry and Catherine Whiteley.[1]: 983–4
William attended Bullock's School at Wilmington and graduated fromPrinceton College in 1838. He studied law underJames A. Bayard Jr., was admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1841, and began a practice in Wilmington.
He was theprothonotary of New Castle County from 1852 to 1856.
He was elected as a Democrat to the 35th and 36th Congresses, serving from March 4, 1857, to March 3, 1861. While in Congress he was chairman of the Committee on Agriculture in the 35th Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1860.
He resumed his occupation as prothonotary of New Castle County from 1862 to 1867.
Whiteley wasmayor of Wilmington from 1875 to 1878 and was a member of a commission to settle fishery disputes between New Jersey and Delaware in 1877. He was census enumerator for Delaware in 1880, and was appointed as associate judge of theDelaware Superior Court from March 31, 1884, until his death.
Whiteley died at Wilmington and is buried in theOld Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery atBridgeton, New Jersey.
Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. U.S. Representatives took office March 4 and have a two-year term.
| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | Notes |
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| U.S. Representative | Legislature | Washington | March 4, 1857 | March 3, 1861 | |
| Mayor of Wilmington | Executive | Wilmington | 1875 | 1878 | |
| Associate Justice | Judiciary | Dover | March 31, 1884 | April 23, 1886 | Superior Court |
| Dates | Congress | Chamber | Majority | President | Committees | Class/District |
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| 1857–1859 | 35th | U.S. House | Democratic | James Buchanan | at-large | |
| 1859–1861 | 36th | U.S. House | Democratic | James Buchanan | at-large |
| Year | Office | Subject | Party | votes | % | Opponent | Party | votes | % | ||
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| 1856 | U.S. Representative | William G. Whiteley | Democratic | 8,111 | 56% | Elisha D. Cullen | American | 6,360 | 44% | ||
| 1858 | U.S. Representative | William G. Whiteley | Democratic | 7,868 | 51% | William R. Morris | American | 7,452 | 49% |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromDelaware's at-large congressional district 1857–1861 | Succeeded by |
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