John M. Wiley

John McClure Wiley ( born August 11, 1846 in Derry, UK, † August 13 1912 in Ontario, Canada ) was an American politician. Between 1889 and 1891 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In 1850, John Wiley came with his parents from his Northern Ireland home in Erie County in New York State. He attended the public schools of his new home. He later worked in Colden in retail and real estate business. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. Between 1871 and 1872 he was a member of the New York State Assembly; in the years 1884, 1888 and 1892, he participated as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions relevant.

In the congressional elections of 1888 Wiley was a candidate of his party on the 33rd electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he succeeded the Republican John B. Weber on March 4, 1889. Since he resigned in 1890 to further candidacy, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1891.

Between 1893 and 1897 John Wiley American consul in Bordeaux (France). After that, he lived alternately in the winter months in Jacksonville (Florida ) and in the summer in Colden. He died on August 13, 1912 during a stay in Canada.