| William G. Whiteley | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Delaware's At-large district |
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| In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
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| Preceded by | Elisha D. Cullen |
| Succeeded by | George P. Fisher |
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| Born | August 7, 1819 Newark, Delaware |
| Died | April 23, 1886 (aged 66) Wilmington, Delaware |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Alma mater | Princeton College |
| Profession | lawyer |
William Gustavus Whiteley (August 7, 1819 - April 23, 1886) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U. S. Representative from Delaware, Mayor of Wilmington, and Associate Judge of the Superior Court of Delaware.
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Whiteley was born near Newark, Delaware, attended Bullock's School at Wilmington and was graduated from Princeton College in 1838. He studied law, was admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1841 and began apractice in Wilmington.
He was the prothonotary of New Castle County from 1852 to 1856, and was elected as a Democrat to the 35th and 36th Congresses, serving from March 4, 1857 to March 4, 1861. While in Congress he was chairman of the Committee on Agriculture in the 35th Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1860 and resumed his occupation as prothonotary of New Castle County from 1862 to 1867.
Whiteley was mayor of Wilmington from 1875 to 1878 and was a member of a commission to settle fishery disputes between New Jersey and Delaware in 1877. He was census enumerator for Delaware in 1880, and was appointed as associate judge of the Superior Court of Delaware from March 31, 1884 until his death.
Whiteley died at Wilmington and is buried in the Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery at Bridgeton, New Jersey.
Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1st. U.S. Representatives took office March 4th and have a two year term.
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| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | notes | ||
| U.S. Representative | Legislature | Washington | March 4, 1857 | March 3, 1861 | |||
| Mayor | Executive | Wilmington | 1875 | 1878 | |||
| Associate Justice | Judiciary | Dover | March 31, 1884 | April 23, 1886 | Superior Court | ||
| United States Congressional service | |||||||
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| Dates | Congress | Chamber | Majority | President | Committees | Class/District | |
| 1857-1859 | 35th | U.S. House | Democratic | James Buchanan | at-large | ||
| 1859-1861 | 36th | U.S. House | Democratic | James Buchanan | at-large | ||
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| Year | Office | Subject | Party | votes | % | Opponent | Party | votes | % | ||
| 1856 | U.S. Representative | William G. Whiteley | Democratic | 8,111 | 56% | Elisha D. Cullen | American | 6,360 | 44% | ||
| 1858 | U.S. Representative | William G. Whiteley | Democratic | 7,868 | 51% | William R. Morris | American | 7,452 | 49% | ||
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