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CHARLES MUNROE WHEELER
CHARLES MUNROE WHEELER, one of the two members of the House, representing Erie county outside of Erie City, was born January 29, 1826, at New Ipswich, Hillsboro' county, New Hampshire. His father was a stage line proprietor and farmer in that state. His ancestors came to this country from Scotland. His grandfather served as Captain of the Continental army, and his father was for several years a member of the New Hampshire Legislature and represented his constituents in the convention called to revise the constitution of that state. Mr. Wheeler, of Erie, attended the public schools of New Hampshire and supplemented his early educational training by serving one term in a New England Academy. Subsequently he was lieutenant of a rifle company in his native state. He has followed farming and lumbering, and has acquired a reputation in business as one of the most substantial citizens of his adopted county. He removed to Le Beouff, Erie county, when a young man, in 1852, and has since resided within its boundaries. .
Source: Excerpt from the book, The State Departments and Members and Officers of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, compiled by Wm. Rodearmel, published in 1893; located on the website, Library of Congress (http://loc.gov), accessed 5 March 2026.