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William McDonald Wheeler
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's 8th district
In office
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1955
Preceded byJohn S. Gibson
Succeeded byIris F. Blitch
Personal details
Born(1915-07-11)July 11, 1915
near Alma, Georgia
DiedMay 5, 1989(1989-05-05) (aged 73)
Alma, Georgia
Political partyDemocratic

William McDonald (Don) Wheeler (July 11, 1915 – May 5, 1989) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.

Life

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Born near Alma, Georgia, Wheeler attended the public schools and South Georgia College at Douglas, Georgia, Middle Georgia College at Cochran, Georgia, Georgia Teachers College at Statesboro, Georgia, and Atlanta Law School, where he received a Bachelor of Laws in 1966. He was a farmer and a teacher. He was in the United States Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1946, entering as a private and working his way to captain. He served as delegate, 1952 Democratic National Convention.

Wheeler was elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1955). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1954. Georgia Motor Vehicle Division in the Internal Revenue Department, Atlanta, Georgia from 1955 to 1956. He engaged in sales and public relations. He was a tax examiner, State of Georgia. Coordinator, Federal programs, Bacon County, Georgia, Board of Education. He served as assistant director, Governor's Highway Safety Program, State of Mississippi. He died on May 5, 1989, in Alma, Georgia.

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U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byJohn S. Gibson Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 8th congressional district January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1955 Succeeded byIris F. Blitch

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