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American politician

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 byDaniel Ermentrout
Succeeded byHoward Mutchler
Constituency8th district
In office
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885
Preceded byReuben K. Bachman
Succeeded byWilliam H. Sowden
Constituency10th district
In office
March 6, 1875 – March 3, 1877
Preceded byJohn W. Killinger
Succeeded bySamuel A. Bridges
Constituency10th district
Personal details
Born(1831-12-21)December 21, 1831
Palmer Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJune 23, 1893(1893-06-23) (aged 61)
Easton, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic
Children6, 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.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byJohn W. Killinger Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district
1875–1877 		Succeeded bySamuel A. Bridges
Preceded byReuben K. Bachman Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district
1881–1885 		Succeeded byWilliam H. Sowden
Preceded byDaniel Ermentrout Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district
1889–1893 		Succeeded byHoward Mutchler


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