Rufus Wheeler Peckham (1809–1873)
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This article is about the member of the U.S. House of Representatives. For the U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice (his son), see Rufus Wheeler Peckham.
Rufus Wheeler Peckham (December 20, 1809 – November 22, 1873) was an American lawyer, jurist, and congressman from New York from 1853 to 1855.
He was the father of U.S. Supreme Court justice Rufus W. Peckham.