Wheeler H. Bristol

Wheeler H. Bristol

Wheeler H. Bristol (January 16, 1818 Canaan, Columbia County, New York - November 21, 1904 DeLand, Volusia County, Florida) was an American engineer, railroad executive and politician.

Life

He worked for the New York and Erie Railroad, and was Superintending Engineer under Engineer-in-Chief William J. McAlpine.

In November 1851, McAlpine was elected New York State Engineer and Surveyor, and took office on January 1, 1852. In September 1852, Bristol was as a Hunker Chairman of the Democratic State Convention at Syracuse, New York which nominated Horatio Seymour to run for Gorvernor. On August 1, 1853, McAlpine resigned his state office. On September 14, the Democratic State Convention at Syracuse, N.Y., nominated Bristol to run for State Engineer and Surveyor at the November election. On September 21, Bristol was appointed by Governor Horatio Seymour to fill McAlpines unexpired term until the end of the year. On November 8, Bristol was defeated by the Whig candidate John T. Clark, and declined to take office, whereupon Henry Ramsay was appointed on December 10 for the remaining three weeks of McAlpines unexpired term.

He was New York State Treasurer from 1868 to 1871.

In 1886, his residence on the "Glenmary" estate (which he had bought from Nathaniel Parker Willis who had lived from 1837 to 1842 in another house nearby) at Owego was burgled after he had removed to Florida.

He was a member of the Florida State Senate.

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*cite book
title=The New York Civil List
author=Franklin Benjamin Hough
year=1858
publisher=Weed, Parsons and Co.
isbn=
url=http://books.google.com/books?id=E3sFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA37 "The New York Civil List" compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 37f; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Brighams to Brittmar ] at politicalgraveyard.com Political Graveyard
* [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/tioga-ny.htm History of Tioga, NY ] at history.rays-place.com "History of Tioga, NY" from "Our Country and Its People - A Memorial History of Tioga County, New York" ed. by Leroy W. Kingman (W. A. Fergusson & Co., Elmira NY, 189?)
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B00E5DE1231E13BBC4A53DFBF668389649FDE] Dem. State Convention, in NYT on September 2, 1852
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9503E5D6133AE334BC4152DFBF668388649FDE] His nomination, in NYT on September 19, 1853
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=950CE3D91330E533A25753C3A9659C94679FD7CF] His home burgled, in NYT on March 30, 1886 (confusing Owego and Oswego)
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9C05E6D6113DE633A25750C2A9679D946597D6CF] Obit in NYT on November 23, 1904


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