Background
Wheless,, Nicholas Hobson was born on July 26, 1916 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Son of Nicholas Hobson and Mary Lillian (Hicks) Wheless.
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Nicholas Hobson Wheless
Edit ProfileEducation
Student, University of the South, 1934. Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1938.
Career
Vice president W.W.F. Oil Corporation, Shreveport, Louisiana, since 1955. Managing partner New Hampshire Wheless Oil Corporation, since 1972. President Tensas Delta Land Company, since 1972.
Chairman board Commercial National Bank, Shreveport, Louisiana, since 1976. President Wheless Industries, Inc., Shreveport, Louisiana, 1957-1981, chairman board, since 1981. Chairman board of control Wheless Foundation.
Chairman board trustees William C. Woolf Foundation. Board directors Kansas City Southern Industries, Missouri, International Association Oil Well Drilling Contractors, Houston, president, 1969. Director Mid Continent Oil & Gas Association, Tulsa, since 1961, president, 1971, chairman board, 1972.
Membership
Board directors Louisiana State Fair Association. Board directors Council for a Better Louisiana, Baton Rouge. Trustee Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.
Captain United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Member Alpha Chi Sigma, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Clubs: Shreveport Country (president 1962-1963), Shreveport (president 1970).
Connections
Married Elise Hooks, January 14, 1939. 1 child, Elise Wheless Hogan.
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Nationality
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Religion
Episcopalian -
Political Party
Democrat