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Henry Wheaton | |
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 Portrait of Henry Wheaton by George Peter Alexander Healy, c. 1847 | |
| 2nd United States Minister to Prussia | |
| In office September 29, 1837 – July 18, 1846 Chargé d'affaires: June 9, 1835 to September 29, 1837 | |
| President | Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison John Tyler James K. Polk |
| Preceded by | John Quincy Adams (1797) |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Jackson Donelson |
| 1st United States Minister to Denmark | |
| In office September 20, 1827 – May 29, 1835 | |
| President | John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | Diplomatic relations established |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan F. Woodside |
| 3rd Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
| In office 1816–1827 | |
| Preceded by | William Cranch |
| Succeeded by | Richard Peters |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Wheaton November 27, 1785 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, 1848 (aged 62) Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
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Henry Wheaton (November 27, 1785 – March 11, 1848) was an American lawyer, jurist and diplomat.[1][2] He was the third reporter of decisions for the United States Supreme Court, the first U.S. minister to Denmark, and the second U.S. minister to Prussia.
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- ^ Gilman, Daniel Coit; Peck, Harry Thurston; Colby, Frank Moore, eds. (1904). "WHEATON, Henry". The New International Encyclopaedia. Vol. XVII (TYP-ZYR). New York: Dodd, Mead and Company. p. 679. hdl:2027/mdp.39015053671221. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via HathiTrust Digital Library.