William McDonald Wheeler (July 11, 1915 - May 5, 1989) was a U.S. Representative

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 from Georgia

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Born near Alma, Georgia

Alma, Georgia

Alma is a city in Bacon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,236 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Bacon County...

, Wheeler attended the public schools and South Georgia College at Douglas, Middle Georgia College at Cochran, Georgia

Cochran, Georgia

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 Teachers College at Statesboro, Georgia

Statesboro, Georgia

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LL.B, Atlanta Law School, 1966.
Farmer.
He was a teacher.
He was in the United States Army

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 Air Force from 1942 to 1946.
He served as delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1952.

Wheeler was elected as a Democrat

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 to the Eightieth

80th United States Congress

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 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

Atlanta, Georgia

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 from 1955 to 1956.
He engaged in sales and public relations.
Tax examiner, State of Georgia.
Coordinator, Federal programs, Bacon County, Georgia

Bacon County, Georgia

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, 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

Alma, Georgia

Alma is a city in Bacon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,236 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Bacon County...

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