Wheeler, Benjamin, 1756-1830

Resident of Chelsea, Mass.

From the description of Receipt, 1839 Mar. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70961315

A medical doctor who graduated from the University of Alberta, studied tropical medicine in London, and served in the India Medical Service from 1937-1941. While a medical officer with the British in Malaya, he became a POW and spent 1942-1945 in a Japanese camp in Formosa. During his time there, he maintained detailed diaries and records. After the war he worked at the Baker Clinic (1946), co-founded the Alberta Society of Internists, and did extensive research on extreme deficiency states, congestive heart failure, and peptic ulcers. At his death in 1963, he was the head of the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Alberta.

From the description of Papers, 1936-1950. (University of Alberta). WorldCat record id: 65755601

Deputy Sheriff of Granville County, N.C.

From the description of Family papers, 1787-1904 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 28308424