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Burton K. Wheeler (Former MT Senator and Progressive Party VP Nominee) BIO PPT

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Biography presentation cover featuring a portrait and the title “Senator Burton K. Wheeler”
Cover of the Wheeler biography presentation
Biography slide introducing Wheeler’s political roles and February 27, 1882, birth in Hudson, Massachusetts
Slide 2: Political introduction and birthplace
Family background slide naming Wheeler’s parents, Mary Elizabeth Rice Wheeler (Tyler) and Asa Leonard Wheeler
Slide 3: Wheeler’s parents
Education slide stating that Wheeler graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1905
Slide 4: Law school education
Biography slide recounting Wheeler’s poker loss in Butte, Montana, where he settled and began practicing law
Slide 5: Settlement and law practice in Butte
Family slide naming Wheeler’s wife, Lulu M. White, and children John, Elizabeth, Edward, Frances, Richard, and Marion
Slide 6: Marriage and six children
Political career slide covering Wheeler’s 1910 state election and labor advocacy against Anaconda Copper
Slide 7: Montana legislature and labor advocacy
Political career slide announcing Wheeler’s appointment as a United States Attorney alongside his portrait
Slide 8: Appointment as U.S. attorney
U.S. attorney slide describing Wheeler’s lack of World War I sedition indictments and suppression of the IWW
Slide 9: Wartime sedition and the IWW
Election slide covering Wheeler’s 1920 Montana governor campaign and defeat by Joseph M. Dixon, 59% to 40%
Slide 10: The 1920 race for Montana governor
Attributes
Subject

Social Studies, History, History: USA, Government

Grades

Not Grade Specific

Types

Teacher Tools, Presentations

File

PDF

Editable
No
Author
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About This Product

Introducing an informative 50-page PDF biography PowerPoint on Burton K. Wheeler, the former Montana Senator from 1923 to 1947 who was also the 1924 Progressive Party's Vice Presidential nominee. This concise and engaging resource outlines key details of Wheeler's life, including his birthdate and birth city, education background in both high school and college, political career and elected offices held, major accomplishments and legislation passed, as well as marriage and children. Applicable for a wide range of instructional objectives, this PowerPoint can flexibly be implemented for whole class lecture, small group discussion, or independent review of a notable 20th century American politician and public servant.

Resource Tags

biography senator Montana politician Progressive Party vice president

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