Sir Kenneth Henry Wheeler (7 September 1912 – 10 May 1996) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Mernda to farmer William Henry Wheeler and Alma Nellie Bodycoat. He worked on his father's farm from the age of thirteen, and then became a retail dairyman at Coburg in 1934. On 24 January 1934, he married Hazel Jean Collins, with whom he had two children. In 1950, he amalgamated his business with Croft Dairies, to form Metropolitan Dairies, of which he became manager in 1959.
^Parliament of Victoria (2001). "Wheeler, Sir Kenneth Henry". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
kenneth, wheeler, politician, kenneth, henry, wheeler, september, 1912, 1996, australian, politician, born, mernda, farmer, william, henry, wheeler, alma, nellie, bodycoat, worked, father, farm, from, thirteen, then, became, retail, dairyman, coburg, 1934, jan. Sir Kenneth Henry Wheeler 7 September 1912 10 May 1996 was an Australian politician He was born in Mernda to farmer William Henry Wheeler and Alma Nellie Bodycoat He worked on his father s farm from the age of thirteen and then became a retail dairyman at Coburg in 1934 On 24 January 1934 he married Hazel Jean Collins with whom he had two children In 1950 he amalgamated his business with Croft Dairies to form Metropolitan Dairies of which he became manager in 1959 A Liberal Party member he served on Coburg City Council from 1950 to 1959 and was mayor from 1955 to 1956 In 1958 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for Essendon He was elected Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1973 and was knighted in 1976 Wheeler retired from politics in 1979 and died in 1996 1 References edit Parliament of Victoria 2001 Wheeler Sir Kenneth Henry re member a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851 Parliament of Victoria Retrieved 8 November 2015 Victorian Legislative Assembly Preceded bySir Vernon Christie Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly1973 1979 Succeeded byJim Plowman New seat Member for Essendon1958 1979 Succeeded byBarry Rowe nbsp This article about a Liberal Party of Australia politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kenneth Wheeler politician amp oldid 1120643030, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
