Leon_F._Wheatley

Leon F. Wheatley

Leon F. Wheatley

American politician

Leon F. Wheatley (February 20, 1872 – December 19, 1944) was an American politician from New York.

Life

He was born on February 20, 1872, in West Franklin, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, the son of William Wheatley.[1] He became a dry goods merchant in Hornell, New York. On May 17, 1898, he married Mary Elizabeth Burt (born 1871).[2]

Wheatley was a member of the New York State Assembly (Steuben Co., 2nd D.) in 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925 and 1926; a member of the New York State Senate (43rd D.) from 1927 to 1932, sitting in the 150th, 151st, 152nd, 153rd, 154th and 155th New York State Legislatures; and Mayor of Hornell from 1934 to 1937.

He died on December 19, 1944, in Hornell, New York;[3] and was buried at the Rural Cemetery in Hornellsville.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    New York Red Book (1932; pg. 37)
  2. [2]
    The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy: First Families of America (1928; Vol. 3, pg. 106)
  3. [3]
    LEON F. WHEATLEY, 72, AIDED SEABURY PROBE in the New York Times on December 20, 1944 (subscription required)
  4. [4]
    Hornellsville Rural Cemetery transcriptions at Painted Hills
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