Hamilton K. Wheeler

Hamilton Kinkaid Wheeler (August 5, 1848 – July 19, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born in Ballston, New York, Wheeler moved to Illinois in 1852 with his parents, who settled near Grant Park, Kankakee County.

He resumed practicing of law in Kankakee, Illinois, serving as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1896 and 1900.

He died in Kankakee, Illinois, July 19, 1918, and was interred in Mound Grove Cemetery.

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Wheeler's grave at Mound Grove Cemetery