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===U.S. House of Representatives===
===U.S. House of Representatives===
Wheeler was first elected to the U.S. House in the 1860 elections from New York's 16th district, handily defeating Democrat Augustus C. Hand by a margin of nearly twenty points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=730113 NY District 16 Race - Nov 06, 1860]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 21, 2021.</ref> He did not run for Congress again until the 1868 midterms, where he emerged victorious and was subsequently re-elected three times.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=19912 Candidate - William Almon Wheeler]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 21, 2021.</ref>
Wheeler was first elected to the U.S. House in the 1860 elections from New York's 16th congressional district, handily defeating Democrat Augustus C. Hand by a margin of nearly twenty points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=730113 NY District 16 Race - Nov 06, 1860]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 21, 2021.</ref> He did not run for Congress again until the 1868 midterms, where he emerged victorious and was subsequently re-elected three times.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=19912 Candidate - William Almon Wheeler]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 21, 2021.</ref>
During his congressional tenure, Wheeler was regarded as a "quiet" member and notably refused to involve himself in railroad stocks, even resigning from being chair of the Committee on Pacific Railroads to prevent temptations.<ref name=senate.govbio/>
During his congressional tenure, Wheeler was regarded as a "quiet" member and notably refused to involve himself in railroad stocks, even resigning from being chair of the Committee on Pacific Railroads to prevent temptations.<ref name=senate.govbio/>