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Alexander Wiley
Alexander Wiley
	Wiley in April 1939
United States Senator; from Wisconsin
	In office; January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1963
Preceded by	F. Ryan Duffy
Succeeded by	Gaylord Nelson
Personal details
Born	May 26, 1884; Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	October 26, 1967 (aged 83); Germantown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Michigan; University of Wisconsin Law School
Occupation	Attorney, Politician

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Alexander Wiley (May 26, 1884 – October 26, 1967) was an American politician who served four terms in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1939 to 1963. When he left the Senate, he was its most senior Republican member.

Biography

Wiley was born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. He received his undergraduate education at Augsburg College in Minnesota and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1907 and was also admitted to the bar the same year. He served as the Chippewa County district attorney from 1909 to 1915.^[1]

Wiley was the Republican candidate for governor of Wisconsin in 1936, but his bid failed. Philip La Follette and the new Wisconsin Progressive Party, which split from the Republicans in 1934, won the election. In 1938, Wiley was elected to the U.S. Senate, first defeating Tax Court judge Stephen J. McMahon to win the Republican nomination, and then defeating Democratic incumbent F. Ryan Duffy to win the seat. In 1944, Wiley was challenged by United States Marine Corps Captain Joseph R. McCarthy in the Republican primary. He defeated McCarthy and won the general election. Wiley, then an isolationist in foreign policy, and Governor Walter S. Goodland supported Republican presidential nominee Thomas E. Dewey in the 1944 race over incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Dewey won Wisconsin's electoral votes but fell short nationally.^[2]

Wiley was re-elected two more times, in 1950 and 1956. He was challenged by U.S. Representative Glenn Robert Davis in the 1956 Republican primary, but again prevailed. Wiley voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960,^[3]^[4] as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.^[5] In 1962, Wiley lost his bid for a fifth term to Governor Gaylord Nelson, a liberal Democrat. Wiley was the last Republican to serve as a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin until former 9th district congressman Bob Kasten took office in 1981.

Wiley had a distinguished Senate career that included the chairmanship of both the Foreign Relations and Judiciary committees.

Wiley died in Germantown, Pennsylvania at age 83.^[6] He was interred at Forest Hill Cemetery in Chippewa Falls. During his lifetime he was a member of the Freemasons, the Knights Templar, the Elks Club, the Kiwanis, the Knights of Pythias, the Moose International, the Sons of Norway, and Sigma Phi Epsilon.

Notes

^ "Wisconsin Historical Society-Alexander Wiley". Archived from the original on 2008-08-24. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
^ David M. Jordan, FDR, Dewey, and the Election of 1944 (Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 2011), p. 279, ISBN 978-0-253-35683-3
^ "HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
^ "HR. 8601. PASSAGE OF AMENDED BILL".
^ "S.J. RES. 29. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION BANNING THE POLL TAX AS PREREQUISITE FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS". GovTrack.us.
^ "Former Sen. Wiley Is Dead at 83". The La Crosse Tribune. October 27, 1967. p. 1. Retrieved April 29, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

United States Congress. "Alexander Wiley (id: W000465)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Party political offices
Preceded by Howard Greene	Republican nominee for Governor of Wisconsin 1936	Succeeded by Julius P. Heil
Preceded by John B. Chapple	Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (Class 3) 1938, 1944, 1950, 1956, 1962	Succeeded by Jerris Leonard
U.S. Senate
Preceded by F. Ryan Duffy	U.S. senator (Class 3) from Wisconsin 1939–1963 Served alongside: Robert M. La Follette, Jr., Joseph McCarthy, William Proxmire	Succeeded by Gaylord A. Nelson
Preceded by Pat McCarran	Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee 1947–1949	Succeeded by Pat McCarran
Preceded by Pat McCarran	Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee 1949–1953	Succeeded by Pat McCarran
Preceded by Arthur Vandenberg	Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee 1951–1953	Succeeded by Walter F. George
Preceded by Tom Connally	Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee 1953–1955	Succeeded by Walter F. George
Preceded by Walter F. George	Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee 1955–1963	Succeeded by Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Preceded by Styles Bridges	Ranking Member of the Senate Space Committee 1961–1963	Succeeded by Margaret Chase Smith
Honorary titles
Preceded by Styles Bridges	Most senior Republican United States senator 1961–1963	Succeeded by George Aiken

[1] "Wisconsin Historical Society-Alexander Wiley". Archived from the original on 2008-08-24. Retrieved 2008-03-15.

[2] David M. Jordan, FDR, Dewey, and the Election of 1944 (Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 2011), p. 279, ISBN 978-0-253-35683-3

[3] "HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.

[4] "HR. 8601. PASSAGE OF AMENDED BILL".

[5] "S.J. RES. 29. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION BANNING THE POLL TAX AS PREREQUISITE FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS". GovTrack.us.

[6] "Former Sen. Wiley Is Dead at 83". The La Crosse Tribune. October 27, 1967. p. 1. Retrieved April 29, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

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-| death_place=[[Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Germantown, Pennsylvania]]
+| death_place=[[Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Germantown, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
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-'''Alexander Wiley''' (May 26, 1884 – October 26, 1967) was a [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] who served four terms in the [[United States Senate]] for the state of [[Wisconsin]] from 1939 to 1963. When he left the Senate, he was its [[List of United States Senators in the 87th Congress by seniority|most senior]] Republican member.
+'''Alexander Wiley''' (May 26, 1884 – October 26, 1967) was an American politician who served four terms in the [[United States Senate]] for the state of [[Wisconsin]] from 1939 to 1963. When he left the Senate, he was its [[List of United States Senators in the 87th Congress by seniority|most senior]] [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] member.
 ==Biography==
+[[File:Alexander Wiley.png|upright=0.85|thumb|left|Wiley in 1940]]
-Wiley was born in [[Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin|Chippewa Falls]], Wisconsin. He received his undergraduate education at [[Augsburg College]] in [[Minnesota]] and the [[University of Michigan]] in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]], [[Michigan]]. He received his law degree from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] in 1907 and was also admitted to the bar the same year. He served as the [[Chippewa County, Wisconsin|Chippewa County]] district attorney from 1909 to 1915.<ref>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2962&keyword=wiley Wisconsin Historical Society-Alexander Wiley]</ref>
+Wiley was born in [[Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin|Chippewa Falls]], Wisconsin. He received his undergraduate education at [[Augsburg College]] in [[Minnesota]] and the [[University of Michigan]] in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]], [[Michigan]]. He received his law degree from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] in 1907 and was also admitted to the bar the same year. He served as the [[Chippewa County, Wisconsin|Chippewa County]] district attorney from 1909 to 1915.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2962&keyword=wiley |title=Wisconsin Historical Society-Alexander Wiley |access-date=2008-03-15 |archive-date=2008-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080824125629/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-Wiley was the Republican candidate for [[governor of Wisconsin]] in 1936, but his bid failed. [[Philip La Follette]] and the new [[Wisconsin Progressive Party]], which split from the Republicans in 1934, won the election. In 1938, Wiley was elected to the U.S. Senate by defeating incumbent [[F. Ryan Duffy]]. In 1944, he was challenged by [[United States Marine Corps]] Captain [[Joseph R. McCarthy]] in the Republican [[primary election|primary]]. He defeated McCarthy and won the general election. Wiley, then an [[isolationist]] in foreign policy, and Governor [[Walter S. Goodland]] supported Republican presidential nominee [[Thomas E. Dewey]] in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1944|1944]] race over incumbent [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], and Dewey won Wisconsin's electoral votes but fell far short nationally.<ref>David M. Jordan, ''FDR, Dewey, and the Election of 1944'' ([[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]], [[Indiana]]: [[Indiana University Press]], 2011), p. 279, ISBN 978-0-253-35683-3</ref>
+Wiley was the Republican candidate for [[governor of Wisconsin]] in 1936, but his bid failed. [[Philip La Follette]] and the new [[Wisconsin Progressive Party]], which split from the Republicans in 1934, won the election. In 1938, Wiley was elected to the U.S. Senate, first defeating Tax Court judge [[Stephen J. McMahon]] to win the Republican nomination, and then defeating Democratic incumbent [[F. Ryan Duffy]] to win the seat. In 1944, Wiley was challenged by [[United States Marine Corps]] Captain [[Joseph R. McCarthy]] in the Republican [[Partisan primary|primary]]. He defeated McCarthy and won the general election. Wiley, then an [[isolationist]] in foreign policy, and Governor [[Walter S. Goodland]] supported Republican presidential nominee [[Thomas E. Dewey]] in the [[1944 U.S. presidential election|1944]] race over incumbent [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], and Dewey won Wisconsin's electoral votes but fell short nationally.<ref>David M. Jordan, ''FDR, Dewey, and the Election of 1944'' ([[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]], [[Indiana]]: [[Indiana University Press]], 2011), p. 279, {{ISBN|978-0-253-35683-3}}</ref>
-Wiley was re-elected two more times in 1950 and 1956. In 1956, he was challenged by [[U.S. Representative]] [[Glenn Robert Davis]] in the Republican primary, but again prevailed. In 1962, Wiley lost his bid for a fifth term to Governor [[Gaylord Nelson]], a [[Liberal (politics)|liberal]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]. Wiley was the last Republican to serve as U.S. Senator from Wisconsin until the appointment of former [[Wisconsin's 9th congressional district|9th district]] congressman [[Bob Kasten]].
+Wiley was re-elected two more times, in 1950 and 1956. He was challenged by [[U.S. Representative]] [[Glenn Robert Davis]] in the 1956 Republican primary, but again prevailed. Wiley voted in favor of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957|Civil Rights Acts of 1957]] and [[Civil Rights Act of 1960|1960]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75|title=HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.|work=GovTrack.us}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/s284|title=HR. 8601. PASSAGE OF AMENDED BILL.}}</ref> as well as the [[Twenty-fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution|24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/87-1962/s226|title=S.J. RES. 29. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION BANNING THE POLL TAX AS PREREQUISITE FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.|work=GovTrack.us}}</ref> In 1962, Wiley lost his bid for a fifth term to Governor [[Gaylord Nelson]], a [[Liberal (politics)|liberal]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]. Wiley was the last Republican to serve as a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin until former [[Wisconsin's 9th congressional district|9th district]] congressman [[Bob Kasten]] took office in 1981.
 Wiley had a distinguished Senate career that included the chairmanship of both the Foreign Relations and Judiciary committees.
-Wiley died in [[Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Germantown, Pennsylvania]] at age 83.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Sen. Wiley Is Dead at 83 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5094139/alexander_wiley_18841967/|newspaper=The La Crosse Tribune |date=October 27, 1967|page=1|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = April 29, 2016}} {{Open access}}</ref> His interment is at Forest Hill Cemetery in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. During his lifetime he was a member of the [[Freemasons]], the [[Knights Templar (Freemasonry)|Knights Templar]], the [[Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks|Elks Club]], the [[Kiwanis]], the [[Knights of Pythias]], the [[Moose International]], the [[Sons of Norway]], and [[Sigma Phi Epsilon]].
+Wiley died in [[Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Germantown, Pennsylvania]] at age 83.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Sen. Wiley Is Dead at 83 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5094139/alexander_wiley_18841967/|newspaper=The La Crosse Tribune |date=October 27, 1967|page=1|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = April 29, 2016}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was interred at Forest Hill Cemetery in Chippewa Falls. During his lifetime he was a member of the [[Freemasons]], the [[Knights Templar (Freemasonry)|Knights Templar]], the [[Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks|Elks Club]], the [[Kiwanis]], the [[Knights of Pythias]], the [[Moose International]], the [[Sons of Norway]], and [[Sigma Phi Epsilon]].
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+{{s-aft|after=[[Julius P. Heil]]}}
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+{{s-bef|before=[[John B. Chapple]]}}
+{{s-ttl|title=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee for [[List of United States Senators from Wisconsin|U.S. Senator]] from [[Wisconsin]]<br>([[Classes of United States Senators|Class 3]])|years=[[1938 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|1938]], [[1944 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|1944]], [[1950 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|1950]], [[1956 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|1956]], [[1962 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|1962]]}}
+{{s-aft|after=[[Jerris Leonard]]}}
+|-
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 | after = [[Gaylord A. Nelson]]
 | alongside=[[Robert M. La Follette, Jr.]], [[Joseph McCarthy]], [[William Proxmire]]}}
+|-
-{{s-off}}
+{{s-bef|rows=2|before=[[Pat McCarran]]}}
-{{succession box
-| title=Chairman of the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]]
+{{s-ttl|title=Chair of the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]]|years=1947–1949}}
-| before=[[Pat McCarran]]
+{{s-aft|rows=2|after=Pat McCarran}}
+|-
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+{{s-ttl|title=Ranking Member of the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]]|years=1949–1953}}
-| years=1947&ndash;1949
+|-
-}}
+{{s-bef|before=[[Arthur Vandenberg]]}}
-{{succession box
-| title=Chairman of the [[United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|Senate Foreign Relations Committee]]
+{{s-ttl|title=Ranking Member of the [[United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|Senate Foreign Relations Committee]]|years=1951–1953}}
+{{s-aft|rows=2|after=[[Walter F. George]]}}
-| before=[[Tom Connally]]
+|-
-| after=[[Walter F. George]]
+{{s-bef|before=[[Tom Connally]]}}
-| years=1953&ndash;1955
+{{s-ttl|title=Chair of the [[United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|Senate Foreign Relations Committee]]|years=1953–1955}}
-}}
+|-
+{{s-bef|before=[[Walter F. George]]}}
+{{s-ttl|title=Ranking Member of the [[United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|Senate Foreign Relations Committee]]|years=1955–1963}}
+{{s-aft|after=[[Bourke B. Hickenlooper]]}}
+|-
+{{s-bef|before=[[Styles Bridges]]}}
+{{s-ttl|title=Ranking Member of the [[United States Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences|Senate Space Committee]]|years=1961–1963}}
+{{s-aft|after=[[Margaret Chase Smith]]}}
+|-
+{{s-hon}}
+{{s-bef|before=Styles Bridges}}
+{{s-ttl|title=Most senior [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[United States senator]]|years=1961–1963}}
+{{s-aft|after=[[George Aiken]]}}
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-[[Category:United States Senators from Wisconsin]]
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-[[Category:Augsburg College alumni]]
+[[Category:Augsburg University alumni]]
 [[Category:University of Michigan alumni]]
-[[Category:University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni]]
 [[Category:University of Wisconsin Law School alumni]]
-[[Category:Republican Party United States Senators]]
+[[Category:Republican Party United States senators from Wisconsin]]
 [[Category:Wisconsin Republicans]]
-[[Category:People from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin]]
+[[Category:Politicians from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin]]
+[[Category:Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations]]
-[[Category:20th-century American politicians]]
+[[Category:20th-century Wisconsin politicians]]

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Class 3	Walker Durkee Howe Carpenter Cameron Spooner Vilas Spooner Stephenson Husting Lenroot Blaine Duffy Wiley Nelson Kasten Feingold Johnson

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