William Wilson (Pennsylvania politician)
American politician
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William Wilson (c1777-1859) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1815 to 1819, representing the 10th congressional district of Pennsylvania as a Republican in the 14th United States Congress and the 15th United States Congress.[1]
William Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac Smith Jared Irwin |
| Succeeded by | George Denison John Murray |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Republican |
| Occupation | Politician |
Wilson's time in office began on March 4, 1815, and concluded on March 3, 1819. He missed 16 of the 219 roll call votes taken between December 1815 and March 1819.[2]
A land surveyor by profession, Wilson married Henrietta Graham Van Horn, the widow of U.S. representative Espy Van Horn, in about 1839. Wilson died in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, on April 2, 1859.[3]
