John Lockwood Wilson

John Lockwood Wilson

John Lockwood Wilson (born August 7, 1850 in Crawfordsville , Indiana , † November 6, 1912 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician who represented the state of Washington in both chambers of Congress .

Early life

John L. Wilson was born one of four children to James Wilson , an Indiana congressman , and his wife Emma. He had two brothers and a sister who died as an infant. After attending school, Wilson served as an errand boy in the Civil War and graduated from Wabash College in Crawfordsville in 1874 . Four years later, Wilson was admitted to the bar and practiced in his hometown of Crawfordsville.

Political career

In 1880, Wilson was a member of the party of the Republicans in the House of Representatives from Indiana chosen a mandate, but which he held only a few months. In 1882 Wilson was sent to the Washington Territory by US President Chester A. Arthur . Here he was to work as a tax collector on behalf of Arthur until 1887 in Spokane Falls and in the small town of Colfax .

Wilson was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1889 as the first member of the new Washington State, where he served from November 20, 1889 to February 18, 1895. In 1895, Wilson was elected US Senator to end a two-year vacancy on that seat. Wilson's term ended on March 3, 1899, after losing re-election a year earlier. Wilson is now considered controversial politician, he from 1895 until his retirement from the Senate in 1899, Chairman of the Committee for the sacking of the Indians ( Committee on Indian depredations had been).

Private life

While still in Indiana, Wilson married Edna Hartman on December 5, 1883. The couple had a daughter together.

After his political career, Wilson went into the newspaper business when he became editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer . He died in November 1912 and is buried in the cemetery in his native Crawfordsville.

Web links

• John Lockwood Wilson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)