John M. Wiley

Who was John M. Wiley?

John McClure Wiley was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Derry, Ireland, Wiley immigrated to the United States in 1850 with his parents, who settled in Erie County, New York. He attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits and the real estate business in Colden, New York. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1871 and 1872. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1884, 1888, and 1892.

Wiley was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first Congress. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1890. He was appointed on April 24, 1893, by President Cleveland, consul at Bordeaux, France, and served until July 31, 1897. Resided in Jacksonville, Florida, during the winter and in Colden, New York, during the summer months. He died in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, August 13, 1912. He was interred in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana.