Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Captain Wheat” in chapter 1.9, section c.1.9.32, page 48 of Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17.:
...a criminal lawyer.
His very first effort resulted in the acquittal of one of his former command, charged with murder, and after the senior counsel had given up the case as indefensible.
In 1848 Captain Wheat was elected one of the representatives from the city of New Orleans to the State Legislature.
He also canvassed the State for the Whig candidates in the pending Presidential election, by request of...
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