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John O. Whitehouse

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John Osborne Whitehouse
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 13th district
In office
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877
Preceded byJoseph H. Tuthill
Succeeded byJohn H. Ketcham
Personal details
Born(1817-07-19)July 19, 1817
Rochester, New Hampshire, United States
DiedAugust 24, 1881(1881-08-24) (aged 64)
Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
Resting placeGreen-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Political partyDemocratic

John Osborne Whitehouse (July 19, 1817 – August 24, 1881) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Biography

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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

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He died in Poughkeepsie, New York, August 24, 1881. He was interred in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.

Sources

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  • United States Congress. "John O. Whitehouse (id: W000405)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 13th congressional district

1873-1877
Succeeded by

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress