John Thomas Wilson

This article describes the former Ohio State Congressman. For the dart player of the same name, see John Thomas Wilson (dart player) .

John Thomas Wilson

John Thomas Wilson (born April 16, 1811 in Bell , Highland County , Ohio , †  October 6, 1891 in Adams County , Ohio) was an American politician . Between 1867 and 1873 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Wilson received only a limited education and then worked in commerce and agriculture. Between November 1861 and November 1862 he was a first lieutenant and then captain of an infantry unit from Ohio that was part of the Union Army during the Civil War . Politically, he joined the Republican Party . He served in the Ohio Senate between 1863 and 1866 .

In the 1866 congressional election , Wilson was elected to the Eleventh constituency of Ohio in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Hezekiah S. Bundy on March 4, 1867 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1873 . From 1869 he was chairman of the Agriculture Committee. Until 1869, the work of Congress was marked by tension between Republicans and President Andrew Johnson , which culminated in a narrowly unsuccessful impeachment trial.

In 1872, John Wilson was not re-elected. After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, he was busy handling loans and mortgages. He died on October 6, 1891 in the hamlet of Tranquility near what is now Seaman , where he was also buried.

Web links

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

• John Thomas Wilson in the database of Find a Grave (English)