| Arthur Canfield Wheeler | |
| Birth Date: | 26 August 1856[1] [2] |
| Birth Place: | Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Death Date: | [3] |
| Death Place: | Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Residence: | Arch Street Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Office: | Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Order: | 3rd |
| Term Start: | 1895 |
| Term End: | 1897[4] |
| Predecessor: | James T. Hubbell |
| Successor: | Charles L. Glover |
| Party: | Republican |
| Occupation: | hatter[5] |
| Spouse: | Susie Cousins[6] |
| Children: | Ernest Cousins Wheeler, Harold Arthur Wheeler |
Arthur Canfield Wheeler (August 26, 1856 – October 5, 1941) was a two-term Republican[2] mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut from 1895 to 1896. He was a manufacturer of straw hats for over thirty years.[3]
He was born in Norwalk in August 1856 and attended public schools.[1] He was the son of Charles H. Wheeler, and Anna Eliza Canfield Wheeler.[2] [6] He graduated at age 14.[1] He soon thereafter joined John P. Beatty & Company, manufacturers of straw hats.[1] [2] On June 23, 1880, he married Susie Cousins.[2] In September 1888, Wheeler took possession of the factory at 13 Butler Street, where he expanded the business and employed over 200 workers.[2] [5] He engaged in the hat manufacturing business until 1919. He conducted the Braid and Novelty Company until his death.[3]
When the Borough of Norwalk was first incorporated as a city in 1893, he was a member of the first City Council.[1] He served on the City Council in 1888, 1894, and 1895.[2] In 1895, he was elected mayor.[1]
In 1902, he was a member of the Norwalk School Board,[1] president of Hour Publishing Company, the publisher of the Norwalk Hour, and a member of the board of directors of the Fairfield County Savings Bank.[1]