Thomas Wilson (Virginia politician)
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Thomas Wilson (September 11, 1765Template:SpndJanuary 24, 1826) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, father of Edgar Campbell Wilson and grandfather of Eugene McLanahan Wilson.
Early life
Wilson was born in Staunton in the Colony of Virginia, and studied law there.
Career
He was admitted to the bar on September 21, 1789, and commenced practice in Morgantown, Virginia (now West Virginia). He served as member of the Virginia Senate from 1792 to 1795 and in the Virginia House of Delegates in 1799 and 1800. He was again a member of the Virginia Senate 1800–1804.
Wilson was elected as a Federalist to the Twelfth Congress (March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813) defeating Democratic-Republican William McKinley. He was again a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1816 and 1817, after which he resumed the practice of law.
Death
He died in Morgantown, Virginia (now West Virginia) on January 24, 1826, and was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery in Morgantown.
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- 1765 births
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- Politicians from Morgantown, West Virginia
- Virginia lawyers
- Virginia state senators
- Members of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia
- 19th-century American lawyers
- Lawyers from Morgantown, West Virginia
- Burials at Oak Grove Cemetery (Morgantown, West Virginia)
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
- 18th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly
- 19th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly