Wiley Scribner | |
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_(3x4a).jpg) The Sunday Inter-Ocean (Chicago, IL), September 29, 1889 | |
| Acting Governor of the Montana Territory | |
| In office December 1869 – August 1870 | |
| Preceded by | James Mitchell Ashley |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin F. Potts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 6, 1840 Jacksonville, Illinois |
| Died | September 28, 1889 (aged 49) Chicago, Illinois |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin |
Wiley Smith Scribner (September 6, 1840 – September 28, 1889)[1][2] was an American politician and acting governor of Montana Territory from 1869 to 1870.[3]
Born in Jacksonville, Illinois,[4] Scribner grew up in Fair Play, Grant County, Wisconsin,[4] where he became postmaster and was a merchant. He later studied law and was admitted to the bar. A Republican, Scribner served in the 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War.[4] In 1866, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly.[4] He later moved to Montana Territory, where he became a newspaper editor for the Helena Herald and eventually became territorial secretary.[4] From 1869 to 1870 he was the territory's acting governor.[4] He married Mary L. Reynolds in 1870.[4] In 1872 he returned to Wisconsin, and then in 1873 he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he practiced law and became clerk of the probate court.[4] In 1884, Scribner was elected recorder of deeds for Cook County, Illinois serving until his death.[5][6][7]
Scribner died in Chicago on September 29, 1889.[4] He was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison, Wisconsin.
