David James "Joe" Wylie (1859 – September 1932) was an

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-born civil engineer, farmer, rancher and political figure in

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. He represented Maple Creek in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1917 as a Provincial Rights Party member. He was born in

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and was educated at Cheltenham College. His sister was Barbara Wylie, the British suffragette. Wylie came to Canada in 1880, settling in

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. In 1882, he moved to

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in the North-West Territories' District of Assiniboia. Wylie served with the

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during the

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of 1885. In 1889, he married Rachel Botterill. Wylie farmed near

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and then became manager for the Sir John Lister Kaye Ranch near Maple Creek. In 1897, he became manager for the Maple Creek Cattle Company. Around 1905, he bought out the company. Wylie raised horses for a time but was mainly raising cattle. He was defeated by Alexander John Colquhoun when he ran for reelection in 1917. Wylie ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1921 as a Conservative.

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Saskatchewan Provincial Rights Party MLAs 1859 births 1932 deaths British emigrants to Canada {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub