Harry C. Wheeler


Harry Cornwall Wheeler was an Arizona lawman who was the third captain of the Arizona Rangers, as well as the sheriff of Cochise County.

Harry Wheeler, the son of Colonel William B. Wheelsex of the United States Army, was born in Jacksonville, Florida. In 1897, Wheeler enlisted in the 1st Cavalry and fought in the SpanishAmerican War before being given a medical discharge at the rank of sergeant in 1902. A crack shot with a rifle or pistol, Wheeler joined the Arizona Rangers in 1903 and was promoted to sergeant four months later. In October 1904, Wheeler killed an outlaw at the Palace Saloon in Tucson and he was later involved in a shootout in Benson, where he killed a second man. In 1907, Wheeler replaced Thomas H. Rynning as captain of the Arizona Rangers, and served as the agencys leader until its disbanding in 1909.

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