Zénon Labauve Jr. | |
Office: | Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court |
Termend: | November 3, 1876 |
Termstart: | November 1, 1868 |
Predecessor: | Zenon Labauve Jr. |
Successor: | John Edward King |
Birth Date: | February, 1831 |
Birth Place: | Greeneville, Tennessee |
Death Date: | September 25, 1903 |
Death Place: | SS St. Louis |
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]