Fannie B. Wylie

Fannie Bell (née Haggard) Wylie (August 18, 1894 – January 25, 1971) was an American, teacher, office clerk, assistant bookkeeper, and politician.

Born in Trumbull, Nebraska, Wylie went to University of Colorado and Cotner College. She was a teacher, assistant bookkeeper, and office clerk. Wylie was married to Matt Wylie who served in the Nebraska Legislature. Their son William M. Wylie also served in the Nebraska Legislature. On July 3, 1964, Frank B. Morrison Governor of Nebraska appointed Wylie to the Nebraska Legislature after her husband died on May 18, 1964. Wylie served until January 6, 1965 when her son succeeded her.

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Wylie

Wylie may refer to:

Wylie (surname)

Wylie (Australian explorer), Aboriginal companion of Edward John Eyre during his crossing of the Nullarbor Plain in Australia

Places

In the United States

Lake Wylie, South Carolina

Wylie Township, Minnesota

Wylie, Collin County, Texas

Wylie, Taylor County, Texas

Wylie Island, a bar island on the New River in Summers County, West Virginia

Lake Wylie, a reservoir, or man-made lake in the U.S. states of both South Carolina and North Carolina

Elsewhere

Wylie Bay, a bay 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide, lying between Cape Monaco and Norsel Point on the southwest coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula

Wylie Ridge, a ridge that extends westward from Meier Peak in the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land, Antarctica

Wylie, Ontario

People

Wylie A. Aitken, founding partner and CEO of the firm Aitken♦Aitken♦Cohn in Santa Ana, California, and among the 2009 Irish 100.

Wylie Breckenridge (1903–1991), rugby union player who represented Australia

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Wylie, Texas

Not to be confused with the unincorporated area of Wylie, Taylor County, Texas, just outside Abilene.

Wylie is a city once solely located in Collin County but now extends into neighboring Dallas, and Rockwall counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located on State Route 78 about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of central Dallas and centrally located to nearby Lavon Lake and Lake Ray Hubbard.

History

Originally called Nickelville, reportedly after the name of the first store, it was organized in the early 1870s. The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway laid tracks a half mile north of the original townsite in 1886. The businesses of Nickelville moved to take advantage of the railroad within the following year, and the City of Wylie was incorporated in 1887 along the right-of-way. It was named for Lt. Colonel William D. Wylie, a right-of-way agent for the railroad and Civil War veteran.

That same year Wylie had given itself its name, established a post office branch and incorporated, choosing an alderman form of government. Two years later, the St. Louis Southwestern Railway reached the town. The two railroads and the rich agricultural region of the Blackland Prairies contributed to the town's growth. In 1890, Wylie had a population of 400 and the first one-room school house was built. By 1900 it had grown to 773. In the next decade, the population tripled. Before 1920 the community had over thirty-five businesses, including two banks, a school, and a weekly newspaper.

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