Wylie was born in
Norwich, Ohio, and grew up in
Pataskala, a small community east of
Columbus. He attended
Otterbein College in
Westerville and
Ohio State University in Columbus. He earned his
Juris Doctor at
Harvard Law School in 1948. Wylie enlisted in the
United States Army as a
private, and eventually attaining the rank of
first lieutenant while serving with the
30th Infantry Division in
Europe during
World War II. He remained in the
U.S. Army Reserve after the war, attaining the rank of
lieutenant colonel. He was: • assistant
attorney general of Ohio from 1951 to 1954 • assistant city attorney of
Columbus, Ohio, from 1949 to 1950 • elected
city attorney of Columbus, Ohio, from 1953 to 1956 • administrator of the Bureau of Workman's Compensation for the State of Ohio in 1957 • appointed first assistant to the Governor of Ohio in 1957 • elected president of Ohio Municipal League • elected to three terms in the State Legislature of Ohio, 1961–1967 • elected as a
Republican for 13 terms to the
United States Congress (January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1993) In addition to his public service, Wylie worked in private practice as an attorney from 1957 until 1968, which he resumed in Columbus after leaving Congress until his death there. He is buried at
Saint Joseph Cemetery in
Lockbourne, Ohio. The Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center in Columbus is named in his honor. == Opposition to Playboy's Braille edition ==