George H. Wilson

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George H. Wilson

George Howard Wilson (born August 21, 1905 in Mattoon , Illinois , † July 16, 1985 in Enid , Oklahoma ) was an American politician . Between 1949 and 1951 he represented the eighth constituency of the state of Oklahoma in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Wilson moved to Enid, Oklahoma with his parents at a young age. There he attended public schools including Phillips University , which he graduated from in 1926. After studying law at the University of Michigan and the University of Oklahoma , he was admitted to the bar in 1929. Then he began to work in Enid in his new profession. Between 1934 and 1938, Wilson served as a special investigator for the FBI ; from 1939 to 1942 he was the legal representative of the city of Enid. During World War II , he served as a legal colonel in the US Army . He was used in the South Atlantic area.

Politically, Wilson was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1948 he was elected as their candidate for the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Ross Rizley of the Republican Party on January 3, 1949 . But since he was defeated by the Republican Page Belcher in the following elections , George Wilson could only complete one term in Congress until January 3, 1951 .

After serving in Congress, Wilson was head of the Oklahoma State Criminal Investigation Department in 1951 and a judge in Garfield County from 1952 to 1968 . In 1968, he became president of a law conference in Oklahoma. In 1969, Wilson became the presiding judge of the Fourth District First Court.

Web links

  • George H. Wilson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Wilson, George H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wilson, George Howard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 21, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Mattoon , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH July 16, 1985
Place of death Enid , Oklahoma