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William Henry Draper (congressman)

William Henry Draper
William H. Draper.jpg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 22nd district
In office
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913
Preceded by Lucius N. Littauer
Succeeded by Henry Bruckner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 19th district
In office
March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903
Preceded by Aaron Van Schaick Cochrane
Succeeded by Norton P. Otis
Personal details
Born (1841-06-24)June 24, 1841
Rochdale, Massachusetts
Died December 7, 1921(1921-12-07) (aged 80)
Troy, New York, New York
Political party Republican

William Henry Draper (June 24, 1841 – December 7, 1921) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

Born in Rochdale, Massachusetts in 1841, Draper moved with his family to Troy, New York in 1847. He was the president of W.H. Draper & Sons which manufactured cord and twine.

Draper was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh Congress as the representative of New York's 19th congressional district serving from March 4, 1901 to March 3, 1903. For the Fifty-eighth Congress he redistricted and was elected as the representative of New York's 22nd congressional district; he was reelected to the succeeding four congresses serving from March 4, 1903 to March 3, 1913. He chose not to run for reelection to the Sixty-third Congress, and was succeeded by Henry Bruckner.

He died in Troy, New York on December 7, 1921. He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.



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