Guilford M. Wiley Explained

Guilford Mitchell Wiley was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Wiley was born on July 10, 1880, in Whiteland, Indiana. He attended Franklin College, Indiana University Bloomington and DePauw University, where he graduated with a bachelor of arts in 1906. From 1921 to 1926, he was principal of La Crosse Central High School. Additionally, Wiley was a math and economics teacher and was a baseball and basketball coach.^[1] A resident of Galesville, Wisconsin, he died on May 2, 1955.

Political career

Wiley was a member of the Assembly during the 1947 and 1949 sessions.^[2] Previously, he had been a superintendent of schools. In 1952, he was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin.^[3] He was a Republican.

Notes and References

1. Book: THE WISCONSIN BLUE BOOK 1950. 1950. 69. 2015-08-08.
2. Web site: Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999. State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. 122. 2015-08-18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150404052836/http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/ib/99ib1.pdf. 2015-04-04.
3. Web site: Guide to the Guilford M. Wiley Papers, 1908-1954. La Crosse Public Library. 2015-08-18.