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William Appleton (November 16, 1786 – February 15, 1862) was an American businessman and politician from Massachusetts. He was a trader, shipowner, and banker, and served as a U.S. representative from Massachusetts from 1851 to 1855, and again from 1861 to 1862.
William Appleton (November 16, 1786 – February 15, 1862) was an American businessman and politician from Massachusetts. He was a trader, shipowner, and banker, and served as a U.S. representative from Massachusetts from 1851 to 1855, and again from 1861 to 1862.
William Appleton (November 16, 1786 – February 15, 1862) was an American businessman and politician from Massachusetts. He was a trader, shipowner, and banker, and served as a U.S. representative from Massachusetts from 1851 to 1855, and again from 1861 to 1862.
William Appleton may refer to: William Appleton (politician) (1786–1862), congressman from Massachusetts. Will Appleton (1889–1958), mayor of Wellington, New Zealand. W. A. Appleton (William Archibald Appleton, 1859–1940), British trade union leader.
Appleton was an effective and popular city councillor who served on a wide range of committees and boards. From 1935 to 1950 he chaired the Works Committee and helped to introduce a system of refuse disposal which converted gullies into sports grounds such as Appleton Park. He was a member of the harbour board from 1938.
Who was William Appleton? William Appleton was a congressman from Massachusetts from 1851 to 1855 and briefly during the Civil War. Prior to his political career, Appleton had established William Appleton and Company, a successful participant in the California hide trade.
A Wellington City Councillor during the Depression and World War II, William Appleton was elected mayor in 1944. As well as having an established political life, Appleton was a well known businessman and a founder of the Charles Haines Advertising Agency.
