Edwin Wheeler Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honorable
Edwin Wheeler
Office:Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge
Term Start:1861
Term End:January 22, 1864
Predecessor:S. R. Cotton
Successor:Ganem W. Washburn
State1:Wisconsin
State Senate1:Wisconsin
District1:21st
Term Start1:January 1, 1857
Term End1:January 1, 1859
Predecessor1:John Fitzgerald
Successor1:Ganem W. Washburn
Party:Republican
Birth Date:28 June 1828
Birth Place:Unionville, Ohio, U.S.
Death Place:Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.
Restingplace:Riverside Cemetery
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.

Edwin Wheeler (June 28, 1828  - January 22, 1864) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge. He was a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for the last 3 years of his life, and served two years in the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Born in Unionville, Ohio, in Lake County, Ohio, Wheeler studied law in Akron, Ohio, and in Madison, Wisconsin, and was admitted to the Wisconsin Bar in 1849. He moved to Neenah, Wisconsin, where he practiced law. In 1852, he moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and was elected county judge for Winnebago County. Wheeler served in the Wisconsin State Senate 1857–1858. In 1861, Wheeler was elected Wisconsin Circuit Court judge serving until his death. He died in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.[1]

Notes and References

  1. 'Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin,' vol. 1, Wisconsin Bar Association: 1905, Biographical Sketch of Edwin Wheeler, pg. 141