James S. Wiley
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James Sullivan Wiley | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 6th district |
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In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
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Preceded by | Hannibal Hamlin |
Succeeded by | Charles Stetson |
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Born | January 22, 1808 Mercer, Maine |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Fryeburg, Maine |
Resting place | Smart Hill Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
James Sullivan Wiley (January 22, 1808 – December 21, 1891) was a U.S. Representative from Maine.
Life
Born in Mercer, Maine, Wiley moved to Bethel, Maine, in 1826 then attended Gould's Academy and graduated from Colby College, Waterville, Maine, in 1836. He moved to Dover, Maine, and was an instructor at the Foxcroft Academy. He studied law and was admitted to the Piscataquis County bar in 1839 and commenced practice in Dover.
Wiley was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849). He resumed the practice of law in Dover. He moved to Fryeburg, Maine, in 1889 and continued the practice of law until his death in that town on December 21, 1891. He was interred in Smart Hill Cemetery.
Wiley's 1849 home in Dover-Foxcroft is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
References
- James S. Wiley at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Speech of Hon. James S. Wiley, of Maine, on the acquisition of territory
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 6th congressional district March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1849 |
Succeeded by Charles Stetson |
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- 1808 births
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- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Maine
- Colby College alumni
- Maine Democrats
- People from Fryeburg, Maine
- People from Piscataquis County, Maine
- People from Somerset County, Maine
- Maine lawyers
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century American politicians