Businessman.
Born at Barrie, Ontario on 12 August 1879, son of Irish immigrants John Dickson Wiley and Jenny Holliday, he came to Winnipeg in 1905 where he established the import and manufacturing agency business of Frank H. Wiley Limited, specializing in bakery and institutional supplies, and industrial chemicals. On 13 April 1910, he married Martha Anne McKenzie (1881-1964) and they had three children: Frank McKenzie Wiley (1911-?), Eileen Margaret Wiley (1913-?, wife of ? Cornell), and Malcolm Leslie Wiley (1915-1958). He retired from business in 1930 and moved to British Columbia in 1936. He died at Vancouver on 10 February 1953.
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: McKittrick House (64 Middle Gate, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Wiley Warehouse (533 Henry Avenue, Winnipeg)
Marriage registration [Frank HIllary Wiley, Martha Annie McKenzie], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registrations [Frank McKenzie Wiley, Eileen Margaret Wiley, Malcolm Leslie Wiley], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registrations [Frank Hilary Wiley, Martha Anne Wiley], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
“Frank H. Wiley dies at coast,” Winnipeg Free Press, 11 February 1953, page 16.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 21 October 2022
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