Alexander Wilson (politician, before 1804)

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Alexander Wilson (* before 1804 in Virginia , † after 1809) was an American politician . Between 1804 and 1809 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

The life dates of Alexander Wilson are not known; Nothing is known about his professional activity beyond politics either. He attended the public schools in his home country. He later embarked on a political career as a member of Thomas Jefferson's Democratic Republican Party . He served in the Virginia House of Representatives in 1803 and 1804 .

After the resignation of MP Andrew Moore , Wilson was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC at the due by-election for the fifth seat of Virginia , where he took up his new mandate on December 4, 1804. After two re-elections, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1809 .

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, the trail of Alexander Wilson is lost.

Web links

  • Alexander Wilson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Wilson, Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH before 1804
PLACE OF BIRTH Virginia
DATE OF DEATH after 1809