John O. Whitehouse
John Osborne Whitehouse | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 13th district | |
In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 | |
Preceded by | Joseph H. Tuthill |
Succeeded by | John H. Ketcham |
Personal details | |
Born | Rochester, New Hampshire, United States | July 19, 1817
Died | August 24, 1881 Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | (aged 64)
Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
Political party | Democratic |
John Osborne Whitehouse (July 19, 1817 – August 24, 1881) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Biography
[edit]John O. Whitehouse was born in Rochester, New Hampshire on July 19, 1817. He received a common-school education and moved to New York City in 1835, where he worked as a clerk. In 1839, he moved to Brooklyn, New York, where he was engaged as a merchant and manufacturer of shoes. He moved to Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1860 and continued the shoe manufacturing business.
Whitehouse was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877). He served as chairman of the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service (Forty-fourth Congress). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress. He resumed the shoe manufacturing business. He was also interested in banking and railroading. He was owner of the Daily News 1872–1880.
Death and burial
[edit]He died in Poughkeepsie, New York, August 24, 1881. He was interred in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
Sources
[edit]- United States Congress. "John O. Whitehouse (id: W000405)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
[edit]This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- 1817 births
- 1881 deaths
- Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery
- People from Rochester, New Hampshire
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- 19th-century American journalists
- American male journalists
- 19th-century American male writers
- 19th-century New York (state) politicians
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives