Chalmers P. Wylie | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's15th district | |
| In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Robert T. Secrest |
| Succeeded by | Deborah D. Pryce |
| Member of theOhio House of Representatives from the 25th district | |
| In office January 3, 1961 – January 1, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Tom V. Moorehead |
| Succeeded by | Sam Speck |
| Columbus City Attorney | |
| In office 1953–1956 | |
| Assistant Attorney General of Ohio | |
| In office 1951–1954 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chalmers Pangburn Wylie (1920-11-23)November 23, 1920 Norwich, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | August 14, 1998(1998-08-14) (aged 77) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Chalmers Pangburn Wylie (November 23, 1920 – August 14, 1998) was an American politician and lawyer from Ohio, who served in various public offices in that state before serving thirteen terms as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1993.
Wylie was born inNorwich, Ohio, and grew up inPataskala, a small community east ofColumbus. He attendedOtterbein College inWesterville andOhio State University in Columbus. He earned hisJuris Doctor atHarvard Law School in 1948.
Wylie enlisted in theUnited States Army as aprivate, and eventually attaining the rank offirst lieutenant while serving with the30th Infantry Division inEurope duringWorld War II. He remained in theU.S. Army Reserve after the war, attaining the rank oflieutenant colonel.
He was:
In addition to his public service, Wylie worked in private practice as an attorney from 1957 until 1968, which he resumed in Columbus after leaving Congress until his death there.[1] He is buried atSaint Joseph Cemetery inLockbourne, Ohio.[1]
The Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center in Columbus is named in his honor.
In 1981, Republican SenatorMack Mattingly had unsuccessfully attempted to remove sections ofPlayboy Magazine's braille edition, which was produced using federal funds through theLibrary of Congress. During appropriations discussions in July 1985, Wylie successfully passed a motion in the House to reduce the budget of the Library of Congress by $103,000, which was the exact amount it cost to produce the braille edition of Playboy, subsequently leading to the discontinuation of the magazine. This would be later reversed by a 1986 ruling in federal district court from Judge Thomas Hogan, who ruled that Congress' actions were a violation of theFirst Amendment. Production of the Playboy braille edition resumed in January 1987.[2]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's 15th congressional district January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1993 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Ranking Member of theHouse Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs Committee 1983–1993 | Succeeded by |
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