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Henry WILSON, Congress, PA (1778-1826)

WILSON Henry , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Dauphin, Dauphin County, Pa., in 1778; completed preparatory studies; studied law in Harrisburg, Pa.; was admitted to the bar December…

WILSON, Henry, Congress, MA (1812-1875)

Senate Years of Service: 1855-1873 Party: Republican WILSON Henry , a Senator from Massachusetts and a Vice President of the United States; born Jeremiah Jones Colbath in Farmington, N.H., February…

WILSON, Henry, Congress, PA (1778-1826)

WILSON, Henry, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Dauphin, Dauphin County, Pa., in 1778; completed preparatory studies; studied law in Harrisburg, Pa.; was admitted to the bar December…

Isaac WILSON, Congress, NY (1780-1848)

WILSON Isaac , a Representative from New York; born in Middlebury, Vt., June 25, 1780; served in the War of 1812 as captain of Cavalry; moved to Genesee County, N.Y.; member of the State…

James WILSON, Congress, NH (1797-1881)

WILSON James , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Peterboro, N.H., March 18, 1797; attended the academies at New Ipswich, Atkinson, and Exeter; moved with his parents to Keene, N.H., in…

WILSON, James, Congress, PA (1779-1868)

WILSON James , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Millerstown (now Fairfield), Pa., April 28, 1779; attended the common schools; learned the trade of cabinetmaker; engaged in mercantile…

WILSON, James, Congress, IA (1835-1920)

WILSON James , a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm in Ayrshire, Scotland, August 16, 1835; immigrated to the United States in 1852 with his parents, who settled in Norwich, Conn.; moved to…

WILSON, James, Congress, PA (1742-1798)

WILSON, James, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Carskerdo, near St. Andrews, Scotland, September 14, 1742; attended the Universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow, and Edinburgh; immigrated to the…

WILSON, James, Congress, NH (1766-1839)

WILSON James , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Peterboro, N.H., August 16, 1766; attended Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., and was graduated from Harvard University in 1789; studied…

WILSON, James, Congress, NH (1797-1881)

WILSON, James, (son of James Wilson [1766-1839]), a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Peterboro, N.H., March 18, 1797; attended the academies at New Ipswich, Atkinson, and Exeter; moved…