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.New York Red Book (1932; pg. 37) He became a dry goods merchant in Hornell, New York. On May 17, 1898, he married Mary Elizabeth Burt (born 1871).The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy: First Families of America (1928; Vol. 3, pg. 106)
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;LEON F. WHEATLEY, 72, AIDED SEABURY PROBE in the New York Times on December 20, 1944 (subscription required) and was buried at the Rural Cemetery in Hornellsville.Hornellsville Rural Cemetery transcriptions at Painted Hills
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