What is Burton K. Wheeler?
{{Infobox officeholder | image name = Sen. B.K. Wheeler, 12-8-22 LOC npcc.07484 (cropped).jpg | jr/sr1 = United States Senator | state1 = [[Montana]] | term_start1 = March 4, 1923 | term_end1 = January 3, 1947 | predecessor1 = [[Henry L. Myers]] | successor1 = [[Zales Ecton]] | office2 = Member of the [[Montana House of Representatives]] | term_start2 = 1910 | term_end2 = 1912 | birth_name = Burton Kendall Wheeler | birth_date = {{birth date|1882|2|27|mf=yes}} | birth_place = [[Hudson, Massachusetts|Hudson]], [[Massachusetts]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1975|1|6|1882|2|27|mf=yes}} | death_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S. | nationality = American | alma_mater = [[University of Michigan]] | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | otherparty = [[Progressive Party (United States, 1924–34)|Progressive]] (1924) | spouse = Lulu M. White (1883&ndash;1962) | children = 3 sons: John, Edward, and Richard <br /> 3 daughters: Elizabeth, Frances (died 1957), and Marion }} '''Burton Kendall Wheeler''' (February 27, 1882{{spaced ndash}}January 6, 1975) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] in [[Montana]]. He was a [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from 1923 until 1947.<ref> {{cite journal | first = Joseph Kinsey | last = Howard | title = The decline and fall of Burton K. Wheeler | journal = Harper's Magazine | publisher = Harper's | url = https://harpers.org/archive/1947/03/the-decline-and-fall-of-burton-k-wheeler/ | date = March 1947 | volume = March 1947 | access-date = 19 May 2019}}</ref> He was [[Robert M. La Follette]]'s running mate for the [[1924 United States presidential election|1924 election]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wheeler, Burton K.}} [[Category:1882 births]] [[Category:1975 deaths]] [[Category:Lawyers from Montana]] [[Category:United States senators from Montana]] [[Category:Politicians from Massachusetts]] [[Ca