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Vehslage, John H. G

soldier, business man, congressman, was born Dec. 20, 1842, in New York city. In 1863 he joined the third cavalry, national guard, state of New York, and was commissioned captain by Governor Seymour in 1864. In 1876 he was appointed inspector of rifle practice with the rank of captain, and continued in service until 1880, when the regiment was mustered out of service by Governor Cornell; remained as supernumerary until 1883. He was elected and served as member of assembly from the first assembly district, New York city, in the year 1894; was at the democratic state convention held at Buffalo; was appointed a presidential elector, but resigned on account of receiving the nomination for congress. He was elected to the fifty-fifth congress as a democrat.