Andrew Wylie (February 25, 1814 – August 1, 1905) was an Associate Justice of the

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Education and career

Born in Canonsburg,

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, Wylie was the eldest son of Andrew Wylie first President of Indiana University. Wylie attended

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and

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, graduating from the latter in 1832. He studied law with

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, and was admitted to the bar in 1837. He practiced in

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, from 1837 to 1848, serving at some point on the Pittsburgh City Council and acting in 1845 as Pittsburgh city attorney. In 1848, he moved his practice to

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, Virginia, until about 1861, and thereafter to

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, until 1863.

Federal judicial service

Wylie was nominated by President Lincoln to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia on March 10, 1863, and was confirmed by the Senate on March 12, 1863. The Senate voted to reconsider the confirmation on March 13, 1863, with no subsequent Senate vote. His nomination expired on March 14, 1863, with the sine die adjournment of the special session of the

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. Wylie received a recess appointment from President

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on March 18, 1863, to the

(now the

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), to a new Associate Justice seat authorized by 12 Stat. 762. He was nominated to the same position by President Lincoln on January 5, 1864. He was confirmed by the

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on January 20, 1864, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on May 1, 1885, due to his retirement.

Later career and death

Following his retirement from the federal bench, Wylie resumed private practice in Washington, D.C., from 1885 to 1905. He died on August 1, 1905, in Washington, D.C. He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.

References

External links

Andrew Wylie, Jr. Family Collection, 1821–1945
at the Wylie House Museum, Bloomington, Indiana.
Wylie family collection, 1822-1990, bulk 1840-1900
at the Indiana University Archives.

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wylie, Andrew 1814 births 1905 deaths People from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania American people of Scotch-Irish descent Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia United States federal judges appointed by Abraham Lincoln 19th-century American judges Pennsylvania city council members United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law Burials at Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)