Leon F. Wheatley Explained

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]

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=i8MGAQAAIAAJ&q=west+franklin New York Red Book
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=W0RnAAAAMAAJ&q=wheatley The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy: First Families of America
3. https://www.nytimes.com/1944/12/20/archives/lojv-f-whatley-z2-aided-eabu__rry_-probe.html LEON F. WHEATLEY, 72, AIDED SEABURY PROBE
4. http://www.paintedhills.org/STEUBEN/HornellRural/HornellRuralCemRZ.html Hornellsville Rural Cemetery transcriptions