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William Henry Draper
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
In office
March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1913
Preceded byAaron Van Schaick Cochrane
Succeeded byHenry Bruckner
Constituency19th district (1901–03)
22nd district (1903–13)
Personal details
Born(1841-06-24)June 24, 1841
Rochdale, Massachusetts
DiedDecember 7, 1921(1921-12-07) (aged 80)
Troy, New York, New York
Political partyRepublican

William Henry Draper (June 24, 1841 – December 7, 1921) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

Early life

Born in Rochdale, Massachusetts in 1841, Draper moved with his family to Troy, New York in 1847. He was the president of W.H. Draper & Sons which manufactured cord and twine.

Political career

Draper was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh Congress as the representative of New York's 19th congressional district serving from March 4, 1901, to March 3, 1903. For the Fifty-eighth Congress he redistricted and was elected as the representative of New York's 22nd congressional district; he was reelected to the succeeding four congresses serving from March 4, 1903, to March 3, 1913. He chose not to run for reelection to the Sixty-third Congress, and was succeeded by Henry Bruckner.

Later life

He died in Troy, New York on December 7, 1921. He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.

References

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byAaron Van Schaick Cochrane Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 19th congressional district

March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903
Succeeded byNorton P. Otis
Preceded byLucius N. Littauer Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 22nd congressional district

March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913
Succeeded byHenry Bruckner
New York's delegation(s) to the 57th–62nd United States Congresses (ordered by seniority)
57th Senate:T. Platt (R) ·C. Depew (R) House:
58th Senate:T. Platt (R) ·C. Depew (R) House:
59th Senate:T. Platt (R) ·C. Depew (R) House:
60th Senate:T. Platt (R) ·C. Depew (R) House:
61st Senate:C. Depew (R) ·E. Root (R) House:
62nd Senate:E. Root (R) ·J. O'Gorman (D) House:


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