Edward Wemple

Edward Wemple (October 23, 1843 Fultonville, Montgomery County, New York - December 18, 1920 Fultonville, Montgomery County, New York) was an American businessman and politician.

Life

He attended the common schools in Fultonville and Ashland Academy, and graduated from Union College in 1866. Then he studied law for a time and engaged in the foundry business. He was President of the Village of Fultonville in 1873, and Supervisor of the Town of Glen from 1874 to 1876. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1877 and 1878.

Wemple was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth United States Congress and served from March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1885. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1884.

He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1886 to 1887. He was New York State Comptroller from 1888 to 1891.

On November 13, 1895, he was arrested on charges of arson. He had burned down his own foundry, after it had been sold at an assignee's sale, and several other buildings in and around Fultonville. On December 2, he was pronounced insane, and later taken to the Utica Asylum.

He was buried at the Maple Avenue Cemetery in Fultonville.

ources

*CongBio|W000292
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9B07E0DF1E3DE433A25757C1A9679D94649ED7CF] His arrest, in NYT on November 14, 1895
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9D07E5DA1139E033A25750C0A9649D94649ED7CF] Pronounced insane, in NYT on December 3, 1895
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wellstone-wenstrom.html#R9M0JH0UC The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Wells-hannum to Wentner ] at politicalgraveyard.com Political Graveyard

External links

* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7637021 Edward Wemple (1843 - 1920) - Find A Grave Memorial ] at www.findagrave.com Find a Grave