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Ariosto A. Wiley | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1901 – June 17, 1908 | |
| Preceded by | Jesse F. Stallings |
| Succeeded by | Oliver C. Wiley |
| Member of theAlabama Senate | |
| In office 1890-1893 1898-1899 | |
| Member of theAlabama House of Representatives | |
| In office 1884-1885 1884-1889 1896-1897 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ariosto Appling Wiley (1848-11-06)November 6, 1848 |
| Died | June 17, 1908(1908-06-17) (aged 59) |
| Party | Democratic |
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Ariosto Appling Wiley (November 6, 1848 – June 17, 1908) was an American lawyer,Spanish-American War veteran, and politician who served four terms as aU.S. representative fromAlabama from 1901 until his death in office in 1908.
He was the brother ofOliver Cicero Wiley, who was his successor in Congress.
Born to Jacob McCaleb and Cornelia Appling Wiley inClayton, Alabama, Ariosto A. Wiley moved with his parents toTroy, Alabama. He had four siblings and attended the common schools and was graduated fromEmory and Henry College,Emory, Virginia, in 1870. He stayed there and studied law, wasadmitted to the bar in 1871 and commenced practice inClayton, Alabama. He moved toMontgomery, Alabama, the same year and continued the practice of law, partnering with formerAlabama Supreme Court justice Samuel F. Rice and local judge Thomas Goode Jones.[1][2]
He wascaptain of a Cavalry troop of theAlabama National Guard and later alieutenant colonel commanding the Second Regiment of Infantry of the Alabama National Guard. He was appointed byPresident McKinley on June 9, 1898, lieutenant colonel of the Fifth Regiment, United States Volunteer Infantry, and served during theSpanish–American War. He served as legal adviser and chief of staff to Gen.Henry W. Lawton inSantiago, Cuba, and assisted Gen.Leonard Wood in the establishment of civil government in the eastern Province of Cuba.[2]
Wiley served extensively in both chambers of theAlabama state legislature. He served as member of theAlabama House of Representatives in 1884, 1885, 1888, 1889, 1896, and 1897. He served in theAlabama Senate from 1890 to 1893, in 1898, and in 1899.[2]
He served as delegate to theDemocratic National Convention twice during the 1880s.[2]
In 1900, Wiley was elected as aDemocrat to an open seat in Alabama’s 2nd congressional district that was created by the retirement ofJesse Francis Stallings. He won re-election three times and served in theFifty-seventh and three succeeding Congresses from March 4, 1901, until his death atHot Springs, Virginia, June 17, 1908.[3][4]
Wiley served on the House committees with oversight over militia and pensions. His work included legislation aimed at improving military organization, assisting Alabama homesteaders, and infrastructure improvements along theAlabama River. He also supported rural mail service in Alabama and worked to bring to his home state some relics of the Spanish-American War.[2]
Wiley suffered fromrheumatism, which slowed his activities considerably. By 1908, his health had deteriorated and he traveled toWarm Springs, Georgia in the hopes of finding relief. He died there on June 17, 1908, and was interred inOakwood Cemetery,Montgomery, Alabama.[2][5]
His brother Oliver was elected to fill the remainder of his seat.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1901 – June 17, 1908 | Succeeded by |
