John Wheeler (Australian politician)
John Wheeler (7 December 1853 – 18 April 1915) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Sydney to sawyer Aaron Wheeler and Elizabeth Hawkins. He began work in 1870 for a coal company in Newcastle, eventually becoming a general manager. On 7 August 1878 he married Hannah Clarke, with whom he had seven children. He served as an alderman at Petersham, and was mayor from 1886 to 1890. In 1889 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as a Free Trade member for Canterbury. In 1891 his five-vote victory over James Eve was overturned on appeal, and Eve was seated in his place. Wheeler did not return to politics, and died at Strathfield in 1915.[1]
References
- ↑ "Mr John Wheeler (1853 - 1915)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
| New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by William Davis William Henson |
Member for Canterbury 1889–1891 Served alongside: Carruthers, Hutchison/Bavister, Wilshire/Danahey |
Succeeded by James Eve |
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