James W. Wise

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James Walter Wise (March 3, 1868 - September 8, 1925) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.

Born near McDonough, Henry County, Georgia, Wise attended the common schools. He studied law at Emory College, Oxford, Georgia. He was admitted to the bar in 1892 and commenced practice in Fayetteville, Georgia, in January 1893. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1902-1908. He was mayor of Fayetteville 1904-1906. He served as solicitor general of the Flint judicial circuit 1908-1912.

Wise was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fourth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1915-March 3, 1925). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1924. Owing to prolonged illness was unable to qualify for or attend the Sixty-eighth Congress. He died in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 8, 1925. He was interred in McDonough Cemetery, McDonough, Georgia.

[edit] References

• James W. Wise at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

[edit] External links

• James W. Wise at Find A Grave