William G. Stahlnecker

William Griggs Stahlnecker (June 20, 1849 – March 26, 1902) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1885 to 1893.

William G. Stahlnecker
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 14th district
In office
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1893
Preceded byLewis Beach
Succeeded byJohn R. Fellows
15th Mayor of Yonkers
In office
1884–1886
Preceded bySamuel G. Swift
Succeeded byJ. Harvey Bell
Personal details
Born
William Griggs Stahlnecker

(1849-06-20)June 20, 1849
Auburn, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 26, 1902(1902-03-26) (aged 52)
Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Resting placeSleepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materNew York University
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer

Biography

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Born in Auburn, New York, Stahlnecker moved with his parents to Brooklyn and later to New York City. He pursued an academic course and attended New York University in New York City. He studied law. He was admitted to practice. He engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as member of the New York Produce Exchange. He moved to Yonkers in 1880.

Political career

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He served as mayor of Yonkers, New York from 1884 to 1886. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention at Saratoga in June 1884. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1884.

Congress

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Stahlnecker was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1893).

Later career and death

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He engaged in the practice of law.

He died in Yonkers, New York, March 26, 1902. He was interred in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown, New York.

Sources

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  • United States Congress. "William G. Stahlnecker (id: S000781)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 14th congressional district

1885–1893
Succeeded by

  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress