Ariosto A. Wiley
| Ariosto A. Wiley | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1901 – June 17, 1908 |
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| Preceded by | Jesse F. Stallings |
| Succeeded by | Oliver C. Wiley |
| Member of the Alabama Senate | |
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In office 1890-1893 1898-1899 |
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| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives | |
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In office 1884-1885 1884-1889 1896-1897 |
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Ariosto Appling Wiley November 6, 1848 Clayton, Alabama |
| Died | June 14, 1908 (aged 59) Hot Springs, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
Ariosto Appling Wiley (November 6, 1848 – June 17, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama, brother of Oliver Cicero Wiley.
Born in Clayton, Alabama, Wiley moved with his parents to Troy, Alabama. He attended the common schools and was graduated from Emory and Henry College, Emory, Virginia, in 1870. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1871 and commenced practice in Clayton, Alabama. He moved to Montgomery, Alabama, the same year and continued the practice of law.
He was captain of a Cavalry troop of the Alabama National Guard and later a lieutenant colonel commanding the Second Regiment of Infantry of the Alabama National Guard. He served as member of the Alabama House of Representatives in 1884, 1885, 1888, 1889, 1896, and 1897. He served in the Alabama Senate in 1890–1893, 1898, and 1899.
He was appointed by President McKinley on June 9, 1898, lieutenant colonel of the Fifth Regiment, United States Volunteer Infantry, and served during the Spanish–American War. He served as legal adviser and chief of staff to Gen. Henry W. Lawton in Santiago, Cuba, and assisted Gen. Leonard Wood in the establishment of civil government in the eastern Province. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1888.
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