Grattan H. Wheeler
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Grattan Henry Wheeler (August 25, 1783 - March 11, 1852) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Born near Providence, Rhode Island, Wheeler attended public and preparatory schools. He moved to New York with his parents, who settled in Steuben County about 1800. Agriculturist and lumberman near Wheeler, New York. He served as member of the State assembly in 1822, 1824, and 1826. He served in the State senate 1826-1830.
Wheeler was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-second Congress (March 4, 1831-March 3, 1833). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Twenty-third Congress. He resumed former pursuits. He served as presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1840. He died in Wheeler, New York, March 11, 1852. He was interred in a private cemetery on the Wheeler homestead.
