Bio of WHEELWRIGHT, John Oliver Patten (b.1861), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical

Vol III, pg 309
JOHN OLIVER PATTEN WHEELWRIGHT
John Oliver Patten Wheelwright was born in Bethel, Maine, April 24, 1861, his
parents being the Rev. John B. and Helen Augusta (Barton) Wheelwright, who were
also natives of the Pine Tree state and were of English lineage, the ancestry in
the paternal line being traced back to the Rev. John Wheelwright, who came from
England to America in the seventeenth century, settling in New England. The Rev.
John B. Wheelwright was a Congregational minister, widely known as an eminent
divine, his ability bringing him into prominence as a minister of that faith. He
removed with his family to Minneapolis in 1892. Both he and his wife passed away
in this city, the father having retired several years prior to his death.
John O. P. Wheelwright pursued his elementary education in the public schools of
Portland, Maine. He studied law in the office of the Hon. Josiah H. Drummond of
Portland, Maine, and was admitted to the bar in that city in October, 1883. In
December, 1886, he formed a partnership with Albert C. Cobb, a former classmate
at Bowdoin College, and this association has since been maintained, covering
thirty-six years.
Mr. Wheelwright was one of the founders of the Northrop Collegiate School, of
which he served for four years as president. He has membership in both the
Minne­sota State and American Bar Associations.
In February, 1887, Mr. Wheelwright was married to Miss Grace Rickey, who passed
away in February, 1892, leaving a son, Barton. In December, 1898, Mr.
Wheel­wright married Miss Alice Nealey of Monticello, Minnesota, who also passed
away, her death occurring in May, 1919, and she left a daughter, Alice N. The
son, Barton! was graduated from Harvard University in 1911 and is now in the
engineering depart­ment of the Grand Trunk Railway, located in Montreal, Canada.
Mr. Wheelwright belongs to the Minneapolis, Minikahda and Lafayette clubs.