Role American Politician Preceded by Tom V. Moorehead | Name Chalmers Wylie Resigned January 3, 1993 | |
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Born November 23, 1920Norwich, Ohio ( 1920-11-23 ) Education Otterbein University, Ohio State University, Harvard Law School | ||
Chalmers Pangburn Wylie (November 23, 1920 – August 14, 1998) was an American politician and lawyer from Ohio, who served in various public offices in that state before serving thirteen terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives.
Wylie was born in Norwich, Ohio, and grew up in Pataskala, a small community east of Columbus. He attended Otterbein College in Westerville and Ohio State University in Columbus. He earned his Juris Doctor at Harvard Law School in 1948.
Wylie enlisted in the United States Army as a private, and eventually attaining the rank of first lieutenant while serving with the 30th Infantry Division in Europe during World War II. He remained in the U.S. Army Reserve after the war, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel.
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In addition to his public service, Wylie worked in private practice as an attorney from 1957 until 1968, which he resumed in Columbus after leaving Congress until his death there.
The Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center in Columbus is named in his honor.