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