A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Wheeler, Thomas Pryor
WHEELER. (Lieutenant, 1826.)
Thomas Pryor Wheeler entered the Navy 8 July, 1809; passed his examination in 1816; obtained his commission 26 May, 1826; served, from 1 Aug. following until 1830, in the Coast Blockade as a Supernumerary-Lieutenant of the Hyperion 42, Capt. Wm. Jas. Mingaye; and, from 18 April, 1831, until the commencement of 1834, filled an appointment in the Coast Guard. He has not been since employed.
He married, at Gosport, 9 Feb. 1832, Miss Smith.