Background
Student Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1902-1904, University of Michigan Law School, 1904-1906. Bachelor of Laws, University of Wisconsin, 1907.
Student Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1902-1904, University of Michigan Law School, 1904-1906. Bachelor of Laws, University of Wisconsin, 1907.
Student Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1902-1904, University of Michigan Law School, 1904-1906. Bachelor of Laws, University of Wisconsin, 1907.
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 Marine Captain Joseph McCarthy in the Republican Party primary. He defeated McCarthy and went on to win the general election. Wiley was re-elected two more times in 1950 and 1956. In 1956, he was challenged by Congressman Glenn Robert Davis in the Republican primary, but once again prevailed. In 1962, Wiley lost his bid for a fifth term to Governor Gaylord Nelson.
Member space science committee. Member National Bar Association, Wisconsin Alumni Association. Mason (K.T., 33°, Shriner), Elk, Knights of Pythias, Society of American Florists, United Commercial Travelers, Sons Norway, Moose, Eagle.
Club: Kiwanis of Chippewa Falls (governor Wisconsin-upper Michigan, Kiwanis International, 1933).
Married May Jenkins, November 25, 1909 (deceased).; married second, Dorothy McBride Kydd, May 11, 1952. Children: Elizabeth May, Marshall A., Rose Mary (Mistress).