Wheaton
Encyclopedia
People
- Charles Augustus WheatonCharles Augustus WheatonCharles Augustus Wheaton was a businessman and major figure in the central New York state abolitionist movement and Underground Railroad, as well as other progressive causes...
, an abolitionist - David WheatonDavid WheatonDavid Wheaton is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Born in Minneapolis, Wheaton played in his first tournament at age eight, and won the Minnesota State High School tennis title in 1984, as a ninth grader. In 1987, he won the US Open junior title and was ranked the No. 1...
, professional tennis player, writer, speaker, talk-show host - Frank WheatonFrank WheatonFrank Wheaton was a career military officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and Indian Wars.-Early life and career:...
, an American Civil War general - Frank K. WheatonFrank K. WheatonFrank K. Wheaton is an American sports agent, personal manager and actor.-Biography:Frank Kahlil Wheaton was born September 27, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, but raised in nearby Compton...
, personal manager, agent and event producer - Henry Wheaton, theorist of international law, and third Reporter to the Supreme Court of the United States.
- James WheatonJames WheatonJames Wheaton , was an American motion picture and television actor. He may be best known as the voice actor "OMM" in George Lucas's THX 1138, a role for which he was chosen over Orson Welles...
, actor and director - Karen WheatonKaren WheatonKaren Harris Wheaton Towe is an American Pentecostal preacher, Gospel music singer and recording artist based in Hamilton, Alabama whose career has spanned the late 1970s until the present time. She has toured throughout the U.S. performing at events that also featured preachers and Christian...
, gospel singer - Wil WheatonWil WheatonRichard William "Wil" Wheaton III is an American actor and writer. As an actor, he is best known for his portrayals of Wesley Crusher on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gordie Lachance in the film Stand by Me and Joey Trotta in Toy Soldiers...
, writer, actor - Will Wheaton, a jazz musician
Places
United Kingdom- Wheaton AstonWheaton AstonWheaton Aston is a village in Staffordshire, England about 9 miles south west of Stafford and 7 miles west of Cannock. It is located beside Bridge 19 of the Shropshire Union Canal. The civil parish is called Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston....
, Staffordshire, England
United States
- Wheaton, CaliforniaWheaton, CaliforniaWheaton is a former settlement in Lassen County, California. It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad west of Goumaz.-References:...
- Wheaton, IllinoisWheaton, IllinoisWheaton is an affluent community located in DuPage County, Illinois, approximately west of Chicago and Lake Michigan. Wheaton is the county seat of DuPage County...
- Wheaton, KansasWheaton, KansasWheaton is a city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. The population was 92 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Manhattan, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Wheaton is located at ....
- Wheaton, MarylandWheaton, MarylandWheaton is an unincorporated, urbanized area in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, north of Washington, D.C., northwest of Silver Spring. Wheaton takes its name from Frank Wheaton , a career officer in the United States Army and volunteer from Rhode Island in the Union Army who rose to the rank of...
- Wheaton (Washington Metro)Wheaton (Washington Metro)Wheaton is a Washington Metro station in Montgomery County, Maryland on the Red Line.The station serves the suburb of Wheaton, and is located at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Reedie Drive. This station features the longest set of single-span escalators in the Western Hemisphere, each...
, on the Red Line of the Washington Metro system - Wheaton High SchoolWheaton High SchoolWheaton High School is an American four-year public high school in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is located in the unincorporated Wheaton/Glenmont section of Silver Spring, about 5 miles north of Washington, D.C.....
, a high school in Montgomery County Maryland
- Wheaton (Washington Metro)
- Wheaton, MinnesotaWheaton, MinnesotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 1,619 people, 747 households, and 434 families residing in the city. The population density was 909.2 people per square mile . There were 907 housing units at an average density of 509.4 per square mile...
- Wheaton, MissouriWheaton, MissouriWheaton is a city in Wheaton Township, Barry County, Missouri, United States. The population was 721 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wheaton is located at ....
- Wheaton, WisconsinWheaton, WisconsinWheaton is a town in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 2,366 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Old Albertville and Pine Grove are located in the town.-Geography:...
In Business
- Wheaton IndustriesWheaton IndustriesWheaton Industries was a long-standing famous manufacturer of glassware and ceramics products in Millville, New Jersey, USA. A spin-off of the original firm adopted the name in 2006Founded in 1888 by Dr...
, manufacturer of glass and ceramic products in southern New Jersey - Wheaton World Wide MovingWheaton World Wide MovingWheaton World Wide Moving is a moving and storage company based in Indianapolis, Indiana with more than 250 authorized agents.It handles household moving, corporate relocation, international shipping, military and government relocation, and special commodity shipments.Wheaton is the only...
, international moving and storage company in Indiana
In Education
- Wheaton AcademyWheaton AcademyWheaton Academy is a private, non-denominational Christian high school, that is known for being an educational institution committed to the evangelical Christian faith...
, West Chicago, Illinois - Wheaton College (Illinois)Wheaton College (Illinois)Wheaton College is a private, evangelical Protestant liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago in the United States...
- Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Wheaton College is a four-year, private liberal arts college with an approximate student body of 1,550. Wheaton's residential campus is located in Norton, Massachusetts, between Boston, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1834 as a female seminary, it is one of the oldest...
Other
Wheaton v. PetersWheaton v. Peters
Wheaton v. Peters, , was the first United States Supreme Court ruling on copyright. The case upheld the power of Congress to make a grant of copyright protection subject to conditions and rejected the doctrine of a common law copyright. This was also Chief Justice John Marshall's last major...
, the first United States Supreme Court case on copyright law