Wheatley was born in 1837, the elder son of Thomas Randall Wheatley (c. 1799–1879) and Eliza Wheatley, of
Gwersyllt park,
Denbighshire. he was promoted to
captain on 18 December 1861. He received the
brevet rank of
major before 1864, was promoted to the substantive rank of major on 5 July 1872, and
lieutenant-colonel on 12 October 1879. Following promotion to
colonel on 12 October 1883, he retired from active service in 1885. He was appointed Bailiff of the
Royal Parks in 1879, and served as such until he retired on reaching the age limit in March 1902. The Bailiff of the Royal Parks was responsible for the overall management of the
Royal Parks of London, lands originally owned by the monarchy and officially designated public parks with the introduction of the Crown lands Act 1851. Among other duties, he was in charge of the keepers and civil officers in the parks, and he lived in a house inside
Hyde Park. Shortly before his retirement as Bailiff, he was appointed a Companion (civil) of the
Order of the Bath (CB) in the November
1901 Birthday Honours list, and invested by
King Edward VII on 17 December 1901. He lived at Gwersyllt in Denbighshire, and died on 13 May 1916. ==Family==