Francis H. Wilson

Francis H. Wilson

Francis Henry Wilson (born February 11, 1844 in Clinton , New York , † September 25, 1910 in Brooklyn , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1895 and 1897 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Francis Henry Wilson lived in Utica until he was ten when his family moved to the Westmoreland farm. He attended the county school and Dwight's Preparatory School in Clinton and then graduated from Yale College in 1867 . He then taught at a preparatory school for four years . Wilson graduated from Columbia College Law School in New York City in 1875 . He was admitted to the bar in 1882 and then began practicing in New York City. He was one of the founders of the Union League Club and its president in 1888 and 1889.

Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party . In the congressional elections of 1894 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of New York , where he succeeded Joseph C. Hendrix on March 4, 1895 . However, on September 30, 1897, he resigned from his congress seat to become postmaster . Wilson was appointed postmaster of the then still independent city of Brooklyn in October 1897 - a position he held until December 1901. He died on September 25, 1910 in Brooklyn and was then buried in Green-Wood Cemetery .

Web links

• Francis H. Wilson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Francis H. Wilson in the database of Find a Grave (English)

Remarks

1. ↑ A preparatory school is a private secondary school that prepares its students specifically for study at a college or university; similar to a high school