William M. Wheeler

William McDonald Wheeler (born July 11, 1915 in Alma , Bacon County , Georgia , † May 5, 1989 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1947 and 1955 he represented the state of Georgia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Wheeler attended his homeland public schools, South Georgia College in Douglas and Middle Georgia College in Cochran . He then studied at Georgia Teachers College in Statesboro . He then worked as a farmer and as a teacher. In 1966 he studied law at the Atlanta Law School ; but he did not practice in this profession. During World War II , Wheeler served between 1942 and 1946 in the US Army Air Corps , which later became the Air Force .

After the war he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In the 1946 congressional election , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the eighth constituency of Georgia , where he succeeded John S. Gibson on January 3, 1947 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1955 . These were shaped by the events of the Cold War and the Korean War . In 1952, Wheeler was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago .

For the elections in 1954 , William Wheeler was no longer nominated by his party for another term. He later worked in various positions for the Georgia State Treasury Department. He was then entrusted with the implementation of federal law in Bacon County. He was then a member of the Highways Safety Improvement Commission in the state of Mississippi . William Wheeler died on May 5, 1989 in his hometown of Alma.

Web links

William M. Wheeler in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Wheeler, William M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wheeler, William McDonald (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	July 11, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Alma , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH	May 5th 1989
Place of death	Alma , Georgia