Oliver C. Wiley
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Oliver Cicero Wiley was a U.S. Representative
from Alabama
, brother of Ariosto Appling Wiley.
Born in Troy, Alabama
, Wiley attended the common schools.
He served as member of the town council for five years.
He served as chairman of the Democratic executive committee of Pike County 1884-1886.
He served as member of the Democratic State executive committee in 1888.
He was president of the Alabama Midland Railway during its construction, from 1887 to 1892.
He served as president of the board of directors of the State normal college at Troy, Alabama
.
He served as director of the Farmers & Merchants' National Bank at Troy.
He served as vice president and general manager of the Standard Chemical & Oil Co. at Troy.
Wiley was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixtieth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his brother, Ariosto Appling Wiley, and served from November 3, 1908, to March 3, 1909.
He died in Troy, Alabama
, October 18, 1917.
He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, brother of Ariosto Appling Wiley.
Born in Troy, Alabama
Troy, Alabama
Troy is a city in Pike County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,003. Troy experienced a growth spurt of over 4,000+ people since 2000. The city is the county seat of Pike County....
, Wiley attended the common schools.
He served as member of the town council for five years.
He served as chairman of the Democratic executive committee of Pike County 1884-1886.
He served as member of the Democratic State executive committee in 1888.
He was president of the Alabama Midland Railway during its construction, from 1887 to 1892.
He served as president of the board of directors of the State normal college at Troy, Alabama
Troy, Alabama
Troy is a city in Pike County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,003. Troy experienced a growth spurt of over 4,000+ people since 2000. The city is the county seat of Pike County....
.
He served as director of the Farmers & Merchants' National Bank at Troy.
He served as vice president and general manager of the Standard Chemical & Oil Co. at Troy.
Wiley was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Sixtieth
60th United States Congress
The Sixtieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1907 to March 4, 1909, during the last two years of...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his brother, Ariosto Appling Wiley, and served from November 3, 1908, to March 3, 1909.
He died in Troy, Alabama
Troy, Alabama
Troy is a city in Pike County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,003. Troy experienced a growth spurt of over 4,000+ people since 2000. The city is the county seat of Pike County....
, October 18, 1917.
He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.