Wheeler H. Bristol Explained
Wheeler Hutchison Bristol [2] (January 16, 1818 Canaan, Columbia County, New York – November 21, 1904 DeLand, Volusia County, Florida) was an American engineer, railroad executive and politician. He was New York State Treasurer from 1868 to 1871.
Life
He was born on January 16, 1818, in Canaan, Columbia County, New York, to George Bristol and Sally (Hutchinson) Bristol.[3]
He married Mary Ann Worthington on October 5, 1848.[2]
In 1886, his residence on the "Glenmary" estate, which he had bought from Nathaniel Parker Willis who had lived from 1837 to 1842 in another house nearby, at Owego was burgled after he had moved to Florida.[4]
He died on November 21, 1904, in DeLand, Volusia County, Florida.[5]
Sources
Notes and References
- The 1900 United States Census confirms that he was born in January 1818, which would have him 86 years old at death, and not the 87 reported by the New York Times.
- Web site: Elaine Rathmann . Descendants of Nicholas Worthington . October 17, 2012 . Mary Ann Worthington, b. June 15, 1827; m. Wheeler Hutchison Bristol.
- Book: LeRoy Wilson Kingman . A Memorial History of Tioga County, New York . 1897 . Wheeler H. Bristol ... He was a native of Columbia county, born January 16, 1818, and after an active business life in other fields came to Tioga with the construction of the Erie railroad. ... .
- News: Mr. Bristol's Residence Robbed . The residence of the Hon. Wheeler H. Bristol, ex-Treasurer of this State, at Glen Mary, was recently robbed by burglars. The house was closed during the Winter, ... . . March 30, 1886 . October 18, 2012.
- News: Ex-State Treasurer Bristol Dead . Word was received here to-day of the death of Wheeler H. Bristol, who was elected State Treasurer of New York in 1867 ... aged eighty-seven years [sic] (Note: If he was born on January 16, 1818, he would have been 86 years old and not 87) . . November 23, 1904 . October 17, 2012.
