Early Life and Education
Born in Mansfield, Massachusetts, Wheaton attended Wrentham (Massachusetts) Academy. He was graduated from Harvard College in 1774. He studied theology under private instructor at Woodstock, Connecticut. He also studied law.
Wheaton was admitted to the bar in 1788 and commenced practice in Milton, Massachusetts.
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