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