Background
Wheeler, John Hill was born on August 2, 1806 in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of John and Elizabeth (Jordan) Wheeler.
Wheeler, John Hill was born on August 2, 1806 in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of John and Elizabeth (Jordan) Wheeler.
Graduate Columbian College (now George Washington University), 1826. Master of Arts, U. North Carolina, 1828.
Member North Carolina House of Commons from Hertford County, 1827-1830. Superintendent Charlotte (North Carolina) branch of the United States Mint, 1837-1841. Treasurer of North Carolina, 1842-1844.
Member North Carolina House of Commons, 1852.
United States minister to Nicaragua, 1854-1857. Secretary board commissioner under treaty with France to adjudicate spoliative claims against France under Berling and Milan decrees, 1831.
Edited The Narrative of Colonel David Fanning, 1861. Author: Indexes to Documents Relating to North Carolina.
Historical Sketches of North Carolina, 1851.
The Legislative Manual and Political Register of the State of North Carolina, published 1874. Reminiscences and Memoirs of North Carolina, published 1884.
Member North Carolina House of Commons from Hertford County, 1827-1830. Member North Carolina House of Commons, 1852.
Married Mary Elizabeth Brown, April. Married second, Ellen Oldmixon Sully, November 8, 1838.