Wayne Wheeler
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| Wayne Wheeler | |
Leader of the Anti-Saloon League
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| In office 1919 – September 5, 1927 | |
| Born | November 10, 1869 Trumbull County, Ohio |
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| Died | September 5, 1927 Battle Creek, Michigan |
Wayne Wheeler was the most prominent leader of the Anti-Saloon League, and directly credited with the effort to create the Eighteenth Amendment.[1]
Prohibition
He was a supporter of Prohibition and the banning of alcohol.
Quotes
- "The government is under no obligation to furnish the people with alcohol that is drinkable, when the Constitution prohibits it. The person who drinks this alcohol is a deliberate suicide."[2]