Robert Wilson (politician, 1803)

Robert Wilson

Robert Wilson (born November 1803 in Staunton , Virginia , † May 10, 1870 in Marshall , Missouri ) was an American politician who represented the state of Missouri in the US Senate .

Virginia-born Robert Wilson moved to Howard County , Missouri , in 1820 , where he worked as a teacher. From 1825 he acted as a debt restructuring judge in this district; between 1829 and 1840 he held the post of judicial officer ( clerk ) at the local district and district courts. He was also appointed brigadier general of the state militia in 1837 and took part in the so-called Mormon War the following year. He also studied law , was admitted to the bar, and began practicing law.

After moving to Huntsville , Wilson also embarked on a political career and was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives in 1844 . In 1854 he was a member of the State Senate ; he had recently settled in Andrew County . After the outbreak of the civil war , Wilson took part in the constitutional convention of Missouri in 1861, at which the exit from the Union should be voted on. He presided over the assembly temporarily as president and, as a unionist, voted against joining the confederation .

When the US Senator Waldo P. Johnson, who sympathized with the “rebels”, was expelled from Congress , Robert Wilson took over his mandate as his appointed successor. He belonged to the Senate as a Unionist from January 17, 1862 to November 13, 1863 and then vacated his seat for B. Gratz Brown, who was victorious in the by-election . Wilson then withdrew from politics and became a farmer. He died in Marshall in May 1870 and was buried in Mount Mora Cemetery in Saint Joseph .

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SURNAME	Wilson, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 1803
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Staunton , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH	May 10, 1870
Place of death	Marshall , Missouri