(Encyclopedia) Wheaton. 1 City (1990 pop. 51,464), seat of Du Page co., NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; inc. 1859. It is a religious center and the headquarters of the Theosophical Society…
(Encyclopedia) Wheaton, Henry, 1785–1848, American jurist and diplomat, b. Providence, R.I., grad. Rhode Island College (now Brown), 1802. After translating the Code Napoléon into English, he…
(Encyclopedia) Wheaton, William Rufus, 1814–88, American baseball pioneer, b. New York City. He practiced law in New York during the 1830s and 40s, and was a founding member and vice president of the…
at Wheaton, Ill. (Nov. 26-27) Semifinals: St. Lawrence (N.Y.) def. Alma (Mich.), 2-0; Wheaton (Ill.) def. Richard Stockton College (N.J.), 4-0. Championship: St. Lawrence def. Wheaton, 2-0;…
People QuickFactsWheatonIllinoisPopulation, 2003 estimate 55,01612,653,544Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -0.7%1.9%Population, 2000 55,41612,419,293Population,…
WHEATON Horace , a Representative from New York;
born in New Milford, Litchfield County, Conn., February 24, 1803;
moved with his parents to Pompey, Onondaga County, N.Y., in 1810;
received a…
WHEATON Laban , a Representative from Massachusetts;
born in Mansfield, Bristol County, Mass., on March 13, 1754;
attended Wrentham (Mass.) Academy;
was graduated from Harvard College in 1774;…
MOTT James Wheaton , a Representative from Oregon; born near New Washington, Clearfield County, Pa., November 12, 1883; moved with his parents to Salem, Oreg., in 1890; attended the public schools,…
(Encyclopedia) Gary, Elbert Henry, 1846–1927, American lawyer and industrialist, b. near Wheaton, Ill., grad. Union College of Law, Chicago, 1868. Rising rapidly as a corporation lawyer, he became…
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