William Mutchler (December 21, 1831 – June 23, 1893) was aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania | |
| In office March 4, 1889 – June 23, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Ermentrout |
| Succeeded by | Howard Mutchler |
| Constituency | 8th district |
| In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Reuben K. Bachman |
| Succeeded by | William H. Sowden |
| Constituency | 10th district |
| In office March 6, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Killinger |
| Succeeded by | Samuel A. Bridges |
| Constituency | 10th district |
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| Born | (1831-12-21)December 21, 1831 |
| Died | June 23, 1893(1893-06-23) (aged 61) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 6, includingHoward |
Mutchlerwas born inPalmer Township, Pennsylvania. He attended public schools and Vandeveer’s Academy inEaston, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice inEaston, Pennsylvania. He was the father ofHoward Mutchler.
He served as sheriff ofNorthampton County, Pennsylvania, from 1854 to 1860, and asprothonotary of Northampton County from 1861 to 1867. He was adjutant of the Thirty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers in 1863. He was appointed assessor of internal revenue in March 1867 and served until May 1869. He was chairman of the Democratic State committee of Pennsylvania in 1869 and 1870, and a delegate to theDemocratic National Conventions from1876 until his death.
Mutchler was elected as a Democrat to theForty-fourth Congress, where he served as chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Interior. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1876. He was again elected to theForty-seventh andForty-eighth Congresses. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1884. He was again elected to theFifty-first,Fifty-second, andFifty-third Congresses, and served until his death inEaston, Pennsylvania. He was interred inEaston Cemetery in Easton.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 10th congressional district 1875–1877 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 10th congressional district 1881–1885 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 8th congressional district 1889–1893 | Succeeded by |
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