J. B. Wylie

John B. Wylie (1855-1932) was an American politician from Arizona. He served two terms in the Arizona State Senate during the 7th and 8th Arizona State Legislatures, holding one of the two seats from Cochise County, following a stint in the Arizona House of Representatives during the 6th Arizona State Legislature.[1]

J. B. Wylie
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the Cochise County district
In office
January 1925  December 1928
Preceded byC. M. Roberts
Succeeded byJohn Wilson Ross
Personal details
Born1855
DiedFebruary 1, 1932
Douglas, Arizona
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician

Wylie was born in 1855. He served in the U. S. Army in the 1870s, and was involved in the Great Sioux War of 1876, being part of the relief for General Custer after the Battle of the Little Bighorn. He was also a veteran of the Spanish American War. After his arrival in Arizona, he was a long-time employee of the Calumet and Arizona Mining Company, and lived in Douglas, Arizona. He died at his home in Douglas on February 1, 1932, after a short illness.[2][3]

References

  1. "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1925, Seventh Legislature, Regular Session". State of Arizona. p. ix. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  2. "John B. Wylie, 77, Is Dead in Douglas". Arizona Daily Star. February 2, 1932. p. 5. Retrieved September 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "John B. Wylie of Douglas Succumbs". Tucson Citizen. February 1, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved September 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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