Scott Wike (April 6, 1834 – January 15, 1901)[1] was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Scott Wike | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 12th district | |
In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 | |
Preceded by | George A. Anderson |
Succeeded by | John James McDannold |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 11th district | |
In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | |
Preceded by | Robert M. Knapp |
Succeeded by | Robert M. Knapp |
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
In office 1863-1867 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Meadville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | April 6, 1834
Died | January 15, 1901 Barry, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 66)
Political party | Democratic |
Born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Wike moved with his parents to Quincy, Illinois, in 1838 and to Pike County in 1844. He graduated from Lombard University in Galesburg in 1857. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1858. Wike graduated from Harvard Law School in 1859 and commenced practice the same year in Pittsfield, Illinois. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1863-1867.
Wike was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress.
Wike was elected to the Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1892. He was appointed an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury during the second administration of President Cleveland and served from July 1, 1893, to May 4, 1897. He resumed the practice of law in Pittsfield, Illinois. He died near Barry, Illinois, on January 15, 1901.
References
edit- ^ Proceedings of the Illinois State Bar Association. The Association. 1901.
- United States Congress. "Scott Wike (id: W000451)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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