Andrew Wylie

Judge Andrew Wylie

Personal

Birthday:

2/25/1814

Birthplace:

Connorsburg, PA

Date of Death:

8/1/1905

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1837-1848
City councilman, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
City attorney, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1845
Private practice, Alexandria, Virginia, 1848-ca. 1861
Private practice, Washington, D.C., ca. 1861-1863, 1885-1905

Nominated to Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, March 10, 1863; confirmed, March 12, 1863; Senate voted to reconsider confirmation, March 13, 1863; no subsequent Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Indiana College (now Indiana University)

Degree Year:

1832

Name of School - Second:

Transylvania University

Name of School - Third:

Read law

Degree Year - Third:

1837

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]

Court Name:

District of Columbia District Court

President Nominating:

Abraham Lincoln

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

01/20/1864

Termination Date:

05/01/1885

Termination Reason:

Retirement