Harry C. Wheeler
Harry Cornwall Wheeler (July 23, 1875 – December 17, 1925) was an Arizona lawman who was the third captain of the Arizona Rangers, as well as the sheriff of Cochise County, serving from 1912 into 1918. He is known as the lead figure in the illegal mass kidnapping and deportation of some 1200 miners and family members, many of them immigrants, from Bisbee, Arizona to New Mexico in 1917. Beginning on July 12, 1917, he took total control of the town of Bisbee, controlling access and running kangaroo courts that deported numerous people.
Harry C. Wheeler | |
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| Birth name | Harry Cornwall Wheeler |
| Born | June 23, 1875 Jacksonville, Florida, United States |
| Died | December 17, 1925 (aged 50) Bisbee, Arizona, United States |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Battles/wars | Spanish–American War |
| Other work | Arizona Ranger, Sheriff |
He was born and raised in Florida and was a veteran of the Spanish–American War and World War I. He served in the Arizona Rangers from 1903 to its disbanding in 1909.
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