William Gillespie Wyly

William Gillespie Wyly (February, 1831 – September 25, 1903) was a Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from November 1, 1868 to November 3, 1876.[1][2]

Born in Greeneville, Tennessee, Wyly graduated from Jefferson College. He was elected a District Judge in 1868, but "resigned shortly thereafter to become Supreme Court Justice".[3] Wyly "owned one of the largest Cotton Plantations in Louisiana", and ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in 1877.[1]

Wyly died on the S.S. St. Louis en route from Liverpool to New York City.[3]

References

"William G. Wyly (1831 – 1903)". Louisiana Supreme Court. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
"Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., The Louisiana Historical Quarterly (1922), p. 121.

Political offices
Preceded by Zenon Lebauve Jr.	Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court 1868–1876	Succeeded by John Edward King

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[LaSC-1] "William G. Wyly (1831 – 1903)". Louisiana Supreme Court. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

[LaSCJ-2] "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

[Wymond-3] Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., The Louisiana Historical Quarterly (1922), p. 121.