Ezra Wheeler

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 was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1842.He moved to Berlin, Wisconsin, in 1849.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Berlin, Wisconsin.He served as member of the 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).He resumed the practice of law in Berlin, Wisconsin. On account of ill health, moved to Pueblo, Colorado, in 1870.He was appointed register of the land office at Pueblo on June 27, 1871, and served until his death in that city on September 19, 1871.He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery, Berlin, Wisconsin.

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