Born in Elkhart County, Indiana, August 20, 1855. He is the son of Isaac P. and Julia Wyland. Although a Hoosier by birth he knows very little of the State of his nativity, his parents having immigrated to this State while he was still an infant. In 1856 they settled on a farm in Shelby County. While still quite young he conceived the idea that a good education could make life's journey much easier and more satisfactory, so he took advantage of every opportunity to gain knowledge. After attending the district school for several winters he entered the Baptist College at Des Moines, and was a student there in 1871, 1872 and 1873. Upon leaving college he taught school in Polk and Shelby counties for several years. Feeling that with the education he had acquired he was better able to take up the duties of life, and perform them successfully, he went back to the farm. Believing that he was better fitted to make a good, sensible farmer than he had been before, he put in cultivation a farm in section 27, Harlan Township; but in 1877, at their request, he left the farm to accept a position in the land and abstract office of C. J. & D. M. Wyland. He soon developed a marked ability in this line of work, and by close application mastered the intricacies of the business. He was soon placed in charge of the land and abstract business. In 1873 Mr. Wyland was married to Miss Rachel J. Wallace, a native of Adams County, Illinois. Mr. Wyland was elected treasurer of the independent school district of Harlan in 1879. He has been an active member of the City Council since 1886. In 1888 he was elected clerk of the District Court, and was re-elected in 1890, serving four years. In 1903 he was elected representative and served in the Thirtieth and Thirty-first general assemblies. He was a Democrat in politics. He is an earnest and zealous member of the Masonic fraternity, secretary of Parian Lodge and of Olivet Chapter, and is recorder of Mt. Zion Commandery. He is also a member of the order of the Eastern Star.

Born in Elkhart County, Indiana, August 20, 1855. He is the son of Isaac P. and Julia Wyland. Although a Hoosier by birth he knows very little of the State of his nativity, his parents having immigrated to this State while he was still an infant. In 1856 they settled on a farm in Shelby County. While still quite young he conceived the idea that a good education could make life's journey much easier and more satisfactory, so he took advantage of every opportunity to gain knowledge. After attending the district school for several winters he entered the Baptist College at Des Moines, and was a student there in 1871, 1872 and 1873. Upon leaving college he taught school in Polk and Shelby counties for several years. Feeling that with the education he had acquired he was better able to take up the duties of life, and perform them successfully, he went back to the farm. Believing that he was better fitted to make a good, sensible farmer than he had been before, he put in cultivation a farm in section 27, Harlan Township; but in 1877, at their request, he left the farm to accept a position in the land and abstract office of C. J. & D. M. Wyland. He soon developed a marked ability in this line of work, and by close application mastered the intricacies of the business. He was soon placed in charge of the land and abstract business. In 1873 Mr. Wyland was married to Miss Rachel J. Wallace, a native of Adams County, Illinois. Mr. Wyland was elected treasurer of the independent school district of Harlan in 1879. He has been an active member of the City Council since 1886. In 1888 he was elected clerk of the District Court, and was re-elected in 1890, serving four years. In 1903 he was elected representative and served in the Thirtieth and Thirty-first general assemblies. He was a Democrat in politics. He is an earnest and zealous member of the Masonic fraternity, secretary of Parian Lodge and of Olivet Chapter, and is recorder of Mt. Zion Commandery. He is also a member of the order of the Eastern Star.