Oliver C. Wiley

Oliver Cicero Wiley (January 30, 1851 – October 18, 1917) was an American businessman, academic administrator, and politician who served briefly as a U.S. Representative from Alabama from 1908 to 1909.

As part of the arrangement of his nomination, Oliver agreed to serve as a caretaker and not run for the seat in the next election.

His topics of interest included the role of state governments is the debate on alcohol prohibition, postal rates for delivery of newspapers, and the pensions for veterans of the Spanish-American War.

After his brief stint in Congress, Wiley served as president of the board of directors of the State normal college at Troy, Alabama.

Wiley was a Baptist and an active member of several civic organizations, including the Odd Fellows and Masonic Order.

[1] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress