William Mutchler

William Mutchler (December 21, 1831 – June 23, 1893) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

William Mutchler
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
In office March 4, 1889 – June 23, 1893
Preceded by	Daniel Ermentrout
Succeeded by	Howard Mutchler
Constituency	8th district
In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885
Preceded by	Reuben K. Bachman
Succeeded by	William H. Sowden
Constituency	10th district
In office March 6, 1875 – March 3, 1877
Preceded by	John W. Killinger
Succeeded by	Samuel A. Bridges
Constituency	10th district
Personal details
Born	(1831-12-21)December 21, 1831 Palmer Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	June 23, 1893(1893-06-23) (aged 61) Easton, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic
Children	6, including Howard

Early life and education

Mutchlerwas born in Palmer Township, Pennsylvania. He attended public schools and Vandeveer’s Academy in Easton, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Easton, Pennsylvania. He was the father of Howard Mutchler.

Career

He served as sheriff of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, from 1854 to 1860, and as prothonotary of Northampton County from 1861 to 1867. He was adjutant of the Thirty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers in 1863. He was appointed assessor of internal revenue in March 1867 and served until May 1869. He was chairman of the Democratic State committee of Pennsylvania in 1869 and 1870, and a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions from 1876 until his death.

Mutchler was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress, where he served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Interior. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1876. He was again elected to the Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1884. He was again elected to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second, and Fifty-third Congresses, and served until his death in Easton, Pennsylvania. He was interred in Easton Cemetery in Easton.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)

References

• United States Congress. "William Mutchler (id: M001125)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-14
• William Mutchler at The Political Graveyard
• Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William Mutchler, a Representative from Pennsylvania. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. 1893. p. Frontispiece.

External links

• Works by or about William Mutchler at the Internet Archive