John Herman George Vehslage (December 20, 1842 – July 21, 1904) was an American merchant, militia officer and politician from New York.
John H. G. Vehslage (1894)
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Born in New York City, Vehslage attended the public schools. He left school to become a clerk in the retail grocery business. Later he engaged in the coal and wood business.
He joined the Third Cavalry, New York National Guard, in 1863 and was commissioned a captain by Gov. Horatio Seymour on February 15, 1864. He was appointed inspector of rifle practice with the rank of captain and continued in service until 1880, when the regiment was mustered out by order of Governor Cornell. He remained as supernumerary until November 12, 1883, when he received an honorable discharge from Gov. Grover Cleveland.
john, vehslage, john, herman, george, vehslage, december, 1842, july, 1904, american, merchant, militia, officer, politician, from, york, 1894, life, editborn, york, city, vehslage, attended, public, schools, left, school, become, clerk, retail, grocery, busin. John Herman George Vehslage December 20 1842 July 21 1904 was an American merchant militia officer and politician from New York John H G Vehslage 1894 Life editBorn in New York City Vehslage attended the public schools He left school to become a clerk in the retail grocery business Later he engaged in the coal and wood business He joined the Third Cavalry New York National Guard in 1863 and was commissioned a captain by Gov Horatio Seymour on February 15 1864 He was appointed inspector of rifle practice with the rank of captain and continued in service until 1880 when the regiment was mustered out by order of Governor Cornell He remained as supernumerary until November 12 1883 when he received an honorable discharge from Gov Grover Cleveland He was a member of the New York State Assembly New York Co 1st D in 1894 Vehslage was elected as a Democrat to the 55th United States Congress holding office from March 4 1897 to March 3 1899 He died in New York City on July 21 1904 and was buried at the Lutheran Cemetery in Brooklyn Sources editUnited States Congress John H G Vehslage id V000080 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress New York State Assembly Preceded byPatrick H Duffy New York State Assembly New York County 1st District1894 Succeeded byDaniel E Finn U S House of Representatives Preceded byFranklin Bartlett Member of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 7th congressional district1897 1899 Succeeded byNicholas Muller Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John H G Vehslage amp oldid 1219992205, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
