Eugene McLanahan Wilson

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Eugene McLanahan Wilson

Eugene McLanahan Wilson (born December 25, 1833 in Morgantown , Virginia , †  April 10, 1890 in Nassau , British West Indies ) was an American politician .

Born in what is now West Virginia , Eugene Wilson attended Jefferson College in Canonsburg , Pennsylvania and studied law. He was inducted into the bar in 1855 and practiced in Winona , Minnesota . From 1857 to 1861 he was the federal attorney for the District of Minnesota and resided in Minneapolis . He then continued his legal practice in Minneapolis. During the Civil War he served in the Union Army as a captain in Company A of the First Minnesota Mounted Rangers .

Wilson was elected as a Democrat in the 41st Congress and represented there from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1871 the state of Minnesota in the House of Representatives of the United States . In 1870, he did not run for re-election and instead began practicing law again. In 1872 and 1874 he was elected mayor of Minneapolis, respectively. In 1874 he ran again for a seat in the House of Representatives, but could not win a seat. In 1876 Wilson was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in St. Louis and from 1878 to 1879 he was a member of the Minnesota Senate . In 1888, Wilson applied for governor of Minnesota to no avail. He died on April 10, 1890 during a stay in Nassau when he wanted to recover his ailing health there. Wilson was buried in Lakewood Cemetery , Minneapolis.

Wilson came from a family that produced many politicians. His father Edgar Campbell Wilson , his grandfather Thomas Wilson, and his great-grandfather Isaac Griffin had served in the United States House of Representatives.

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SURNAME Wilson, Eugene McLanahan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 25, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH Morgantown , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH April 10, 1890
Place of death Nassau , British West Indies