WHEELER, JOHN HILL, public official, author, was born Aug. 6, 1806, in Murfreesboro, N. C. He entered the House of Commons as a member from his native county, and served four years successively. He was appointed superintendent of the United States branch mint in 1836 at Charlotte, N. C, and in 1842 was elected treasurer of the state of North Carolina. In 1852 he was appointed minister resident to the Republic of Nicaragua. He was the author of the History of North Carolina; Legislative Manual of North Carolina; and Reminiscences and Memoirs of North Carolina. He died Dec. 7, 1882, in Washington, D. C.
[Herringshaw's encyclopedia of American biography of the nineteenth century; Edited by Thomas William Herringshaw; Publ. 1901; Donated and Transcribed by Andrea Stawski Pack]

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WHEELER, JUNIUS BRUTUS, civil engineer, educator, author, was born Feb. 21, 1830, in Murfreesboro, N. C. He was a military engineer, professor at West Point in 1866-85, and the author of Civil Engineering; Art and Science of War; Elements of Field Fortifications; and Military Engineering. He died July 15, 1886, in Lenoir, N. C.
[Herringshaw's encyclopedia of American biography of the nineteenth century; Edited by Thomas William Herringshaw; Publ. 1901; Donated and Transcribed by Andrea Stawski Pack]