Given the question: - state house is ohio - party is democratic - succeeded is james m. gaylord arius nye - birth date is 14 july 1796 - death date is 6 november 1866 - spouse is jane hobby - district is 13th washington county - term end is march 3 , 1851 december 6 , 1840 - death place is brooklyn , new york - birth place is danbury , connecticut - signature is william a. whittlesey signature.jpg - restingplace is mound cemetery -lrb- marietta , ohio -rrb- - state is ohio - alma mater is yale university - preceded is thomas ritchey w. curtis - children is four - term start is march 4 , 1849 december 2 , 1839 - image is william a. whittlesey.jpg Given the details above, guess who could this information be about.
The answer is:
william a. whittlesey