John O. Whitehouse

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(July 19, 1817 — August 24, 1881) John Osborne Whitehouse was a merchant, shoe manufacturer, and politician. Whitehouse was born in Rochester, New Hampshire in 1817 and moved to New York City in 1835. In New York he worked as a clerk, merchant, and later, a shoe manufacturer. Whitehouse was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1877. After serving in Congress, he returned to manufacturing shoes and also engaged in banking and the railroad industry. Whitehouse acquired the Daily News and acted as owner until 1880. He died on August 24, 1881. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000405]

Member of New York Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875.

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