Charles Wheeler (politician)
| Charles Bertan Wheeler, Jr. | |
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Dr. Charles Wheeler
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| Member of the Missouri Senate from the 10th district |
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In office January 2003 – January 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Harry Wiggins |
| Succeeded by | Jolie Justus |
| 49th Mayor of Kansas City | |
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In office April 10, 1971 – April 10, 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Ilus W. Davis |
| Succeeded by | Richard L. Berkley |
| Judge of the Western District of the Jackson County Court | |
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In office January 1967 – January 1971 |
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| Coroner of Jackson County | |
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In office January 1965 – January 1967 |
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| Personal details | |
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August 10, 1926 Kansas City, Missouri |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Marjorie Martin Wheeler |
| Children | Gordon, Mark, Marion, Graham, Nina |
| Residence | Kansas City, Missouri |
Charles Bertan Wheeler, Jr. (born August 10, 1926) is a former Missouri state senator and a former mayor of Kansas City, Missouri from 1971 to 1979, in addition to having held other elected offices.
Born at Trinity Lutheran Hospital on August 10, 1926, Wheeler graduated from Westport High School in 1942. A third generation physician, Wheeler entered Kansas City Junior College in 1942, transferring to University of Louisville in 1944 and earned a B.A. in 1946. From March 1944 through February 1946, Wheeler was simultaneously serving in the US Navy. In 1946, he entered the University of Kansas, earning an M.D. in 1950. His internship was at Charity Hospital in New Orleans in 1950.
He joined the US Air Force in July 1950, serving until July 1953 as a Captain and Flight Surgeon to the original group of the Thunderbirds, the Air Force aerial acrobatic team.
He did his pathology residency at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri from 1953 to 1955. At the same time, he began studying at night for a law degree at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, which he completed in 1959.
In 1957, he became an Associate Pathologist and Director of Laboratories at Kansas City General Hospital, followed by stints at Kansas City Research Hospital, North Kansas City Memorial Hospital, and the Independence Sanitarium and Hospital. He founded Wheeler Medical Laboratories in 1963.
Dr. Wheeler began his public career when he was elected Coroner of Jackson County, Missouri in January 1965. He served in that office until January 1967, when he was elected as Judge of the Western District of the Jackson County Court until January 1971.
In 1971 he was elected to two consecutive terms as mayor of Kansas City. Although the office of mayor does not have a formal party affiliation in Kansas City, Wheeler is Democrat. During his tenure he oversaw the financing and construction of both the Kemper Arena and the Bartle Hall Convention Center. The combination of the two enabled the city to host the 1976 Republican National Convention.
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