Wylie was the son of John Wylie. He worked for the Dumbarton Herald.[2] After serving apprenticeship in 1855 he became editor of the Dumbarton Chronicle in 1856. He studied at Glasgow University and worked in Glasgow and Bristol with Archibald Orr Ewing & Co, a turkey red dyeing firm.[2] He worked for William Stirling & Sons and became resident partner of the firm until it merged with other print companies.[3]
Wylie was a critic of tea drinking. In 1904, in the House of Commons he stated that tea has injurious physical effects and he was concerned that poor people were spending a considerable portion of their income purchasing it. He described tea as a "deleterious stimulant".[4]
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alexander, wylie, politician, alexander, wylie, 1839, february, 1921, scottish, tory, politician, turkey, dyer, calico, printer, member, parliament, dumbartonshire, from, 1895, 1906, alexander, wylieborn1839died13, february, 1921occupation, politician, printer. Alexander Wylie 1839 13 February 1921 1 was a Scottish Tory politician and turkey red dyer and calico printer He was Member of Parliament MP for Dumbartonshire from 1895 to 1906 Alexander WylieBorn1839Died13 February 1921Occupation s Politician printerWylie was the son of John Wylie He worked for the Dumbarton Herald 2 After serving apprenticeship in 1855 he became editor of the Dumbarton Chronicle in 1856 He studied at Glasgow University and worked in Glasgow and Bristol with Archibald Orr Ewing amp Co a turkey red dyeing firm 2 He worked for William Stirling amp Sons and became resident partner of the firm until it merged with other print companies 3 Wylie was a critic of tea drinking In 1904 in the House of Commons he stated that tea has injurious physical effects and he was concerned that poor people were spending a considerable portion of their income purchasing it He described tea as a deleterious stimulant 4 Selected publications editLabour Leisure and Luxury 1887 References edit Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with D part 4 a b Irving John 1924 History of Dumbartonshire Dumbartonshire Bennett amp Thomson p 501 Alexander Wylie Glasgowwestaddress co uk Retrieved 21 February 2021 Ways and Means 19th April Report UK Parliament Retrieved 21 February 2021 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Alexander WylieParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byJohn Sinclair for Dunbartonshire1895 1906 Succeeded byJ D White nbsp nbsp This article about a Scottish Conservative and Unionist or Unionist Party Scotland Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a Conservative Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom born in the 1830s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexander Wylie politician amp oldid 1218836314, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
