William Howard Wheat (February 19, 1879 – January 16, 1944) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born in Kahoka, Missouri, Wheat attended the public schools of Brookfield and Chillicothe, Missouri, and Chaddock College and Gem City Business College, Quincy, Illinois.

He served as clerk in clothing stores in Quincy and Bloomington, Illinois.

He moved to Thomasboro, Illinois, in 1900, becoming engaged as bookkeeper and later cashier of a bank.

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