Ezra Wheeler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ezra Wheeler

American politician and judge

Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1820

Place of Birth: Chenango County, New York, United States

Date of Death: 19-Sep-1871

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ezra Wheeler (December 23, 1820 – September 19, 1871) was a U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin. Born in Chenango County, New York, Wheeler received a liberal preparatory schooling and graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1842. He moved to Berlin, Wisconsin, in 1849. He studied law and was admitted to the bar commencing practice in Berlin, Wisconsin. He served as member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1853. He served as judge of Green Lake County 1854-1862. Wheeler was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865) as the representative of Wisconsin's newly created 5th congressional district, defeating Edward L.
Browne. He resumed the practice of law in Berlin, Wisconsin. On account of ill health, he moved to Pueblo, Colorado, in 1870. He was appointed register of the land office in Pueblo on June 27, 1871, and served until his death there on September 19, 1871. He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery, Berlin, Wisconsin.