The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . Boston. In politics Mr. Wheeleris a republican, and has often been called by hisfellow-cilizens to positions of responsibility and hon-or. From 1861-67 he served as town clerk; in
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . Boston. In politics Mr. Wheeleris a republican, and has often been called by hisfellow-cilizens to positions of responsibility and hon-or. From 1861-67 he served as town clerk; in 1866he was one of the selectmen of the town, and in 1876was elected a member of the legislature; in 1888 hewas one of the Massachusetts delegates to the nation-al republican convention at Chicago, which nominat-ed President Harrison. He is a prominent memberand one of the founders of Orange lodge, organizedin 1859, was its first secretary, and afterward itstreasurer; he was also a charter member and the firsttreasurer of Crescent R. A. chapter, organized in1884. Mr. Wheeler was married in Orange Oct. 9,1856, by Rev. Hosea Ballou, to Almira E., daughterof Daniel and Almira (Porter) Johnson. Threechildren have been born to them, but only one sur-vives—Marion L., wife of John B. Welch. resides on Grand View farm, about a milefrom Orange, where he finds recreation in breedingfine horses and 188 THE NATIONAL CYCLOPEDIA VAN DEB VEEB, Albert, physician, wasborn at Root, Jlontgomery county, N. Y., July 10,1841, the son of Abraham H. Van def Veer, who in1828 erected for tannery purposes the fiist buildingin what is now known as Rural Grove, N. Y. Bothhis paternal and maternal ancestors were of Dutchlineage, and settled in this country in 1639, nineteenyears after the Pilgrim fathers landed on Plymouthrock. The Van der Veer family was noted for itspatriotism, and had representatives in the revolution,the war of 1813, and the civil war. Albert was prepared for the C
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