John M. Wiley

John McClure Wiley
Buffalo News, April 16, 1890
Member of the New York State Assembly for Erie County, 5th District
In office January 1, 1871 – December 31, 1872
Preceded by	Lyman Oatman
Succeeded by	Robert B. Foote
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 33rd district
In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891
Preceded by	John B. Weber
Succeeded by	Thomas L. Bunting
Personal details
Born	(1841-08-11)August 11, 1841 Derry, Ireland, U.K.
Died	August 13, 1912(1912-08-13) (aged 71) St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Resting place	Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	John Cooper Wiley

John McClure Wiley (August 11, 1841 – August 13, 1912) 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.^[1] He attended the common schools, engaged in mercantile pursuits, and became active in the real estate business in Colden, New York.^[2]

A Democrat, He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Erie Co., 5th D.) in 1871 and 1872.^[1] He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1884, 1888, and 1892.^[1]

Wiley was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first Congress (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891).^[1][2] He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1890.^[2] In 1890 he married Virginia Emmeline Cooper (1858-1934), the daughter of John J. Cooper, who was Indiana State Treasurer from 1883 to 1887.^[3] Their son, John Cooper Wiley, was a career diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to several foreign countries.^[4]

On April 24, 1893, President Grover Cleveland appointed Wiley to be U.S. Consul at Bordeaux, France,^[5] and he served until July 31, 1897.^[6][7]

After returning to the United States, Wiley resided in Jacksonville, Florida during the winter and Colden, New York during the summer.^[8] In his later years his summer residence was in Washington, D.C.^[8]

Wiley died in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, August 13, 1912.^[8] He was interred at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana.^[9]

• "A Congressman's Wedding". San Francisco Call. San Francisco, CA. April 16, 1890 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
• "Wiley Draws a Prize". Buffalo Courier. Washington (published April 26, 1893). April 25, 1893 – via Newspapers.com.
• "Judge Tourgee Honored". The Buffalo Enquirer. May 12, 1897 – via Newspapers.com.
• "Hon. Albion W. Tourgee". National Tribune. Washington, D.C. July 8, 1897 – via Newspapers.com.
• "Death Notice, John McClure Wiley" (PDF). The New York Times. Buffalo, New York (published August 14, 1912). August 13, 1912.
• "John M'Clure Wiley Dead". Indianapolis News. August 14, 1912 – via Newspapers.com.
• "Dies at Washington: Mrs. Virginia Cooper Wiley; Was Member of Early Day Kokomo Family". Kokomo Tribune. Indianapolis. Associated Press. January 23, 1934 – via Newspapers.com.

• Blume, Kenneth J. (2017). Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy from the Civil War to World War I. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-7333-7.
• United States Congress (1903). A Biographical Congressional Directory, 1777 to 1903. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.

• United States Congress. "John M. Wiley (id: W000468)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress