Background
He was born in Hull to stevedore John Wise and Jane Glendenning.
He was born in Hull to stevedore John Wise and Jane Glendenning.
In Australia he became a builder and an estate agent around the Nepean River district. Wise died in 1942 at Strathfield.
From 1917 to 1934 he was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, representing the Nationalist and United Australia parties.