What is Charles Wheeler (politician)?
{{Infobox Politician |name = Charles Bertan Wheeler, Jr. |image=Portrait_of_Dr._Charles_B._Wheeler.jpg |caption=Dr. Charles Wheeler |imagesize = 190px | birth_date = {{birth date|1926|8|10}} | birth_place = [[Kansas City, Missouri]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|10|25|1926|8|10}} | death_place = Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |residence = Kansas City, Missouri |resting_place= |office = [[List of mayors of Kansas City, Missouri|49th]] Mayor of [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] |order = |term_start = April 10, 1971 |term_end = April 10, 1979 |predecessor = [[Ilus W. Davis]] |successor = [[Richard L. Berkley]] |party = [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] |spouse = Marjorie Martin Wheeler |signature = |children = Gordon, Mark, Marion, Graham, Nina |website = }} '''Charles Bertan Wheeler, Jr.''' (born August 10, 1926) was an [[Americans|American]] politician. He was a [[Missouri State Senate|Missouri state senator]] and a [[mayor]] of [[Kansas City, Missouri]] from 1971 to 1979, in addition to having held other elected offices. On March 28, 2016, Wheeler filed to for [[Governor]].<ref>{{cite web|date=March 29, 2016|publisher=[[Missouri Secretary of State]]|url=http://s1.sos.mo.gov/candidatesonweb/DisplayCandidatesPlacement.aspx?ElectionCode=750003666|title=Unofficial Candidate Filing List| access-date=April 1, 2016}}</ref> He placed third in the primary with 7.9 percent in an election won by [[Chris Koster]] who had 78.08 percent of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://enr.sos.mo.gov/EnrNet|title=Missouri Gubernatorial Primary results|work=Missouri Secretary of State|date=August 2, 2016|access-date=August 2, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801231445/http://enr.sos.mo.gov/EnrNet/|archive-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> He died on October 26, 2022 in [[Overland Park, Kansas]] at the age of 96.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kcur.org/news/2022-10-26/maverick-kansas-city-mayor-and-missouri-legislator-charles-wheeler-dies-at-96|title=Maverick K