About Wiley Scribner
Lived 1840 – 1889 (aged 49). Wiley Scribner was an American politician.
Wiley Smith Scribner (September 6, 1840 – September 28, 1889) was an American politician and acting governor of Montana Territory from 1869 to 1870.
Born in Jacksonville, Illinois, Scribner grew up in Fair Play, Grant County, Wisconsin,
In 1866, Scribner was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Scribner died in Chicago on September 29, 1889. He was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Who was Wiley Scribner?
American politician (1840-1889)
When was Wiley Scribner born?
Wiley Scribner was born on 6 September 1840 in Jacksonville.
When did Wiley Scribner die?
Wiley Scribner died on 28 September 1889 in Chicago.
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Wiley Scribner was a politician.
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Wiley Scribner was American.
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