William Wallace Wilshire

William Wallace Wilshire (born September 8, 1830 in Shawneetown , Gallatin County , Illinois , † August 19, 1888 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1873 and 1874 and from 1875 to 1877 he represented the third constituency of the state of Arkansas in the US House of Representatives .

Life

William Wilshire attended the public schools of his home country and then spent three years in California between 1852 and 1855 , where he took part in the search for gold. He then returned to Illinois, where he worked in coal mining and trading. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1859. During the Civil War , he was a major in an Illinois volunteer unit that fought on the Union side. In July 1864, however, he had to quit military service for health reasons. After the war, he settled in Little Rock, Arkansas, as a lawyer. In 1867, he became the chief prosecutor in Arkansas, and between 1868 and 1871, Wilshire was presiding judge of the Arkansas Supreme Court. After that he worked as a lawyer again.

Wilshire was initially a member of the Republican Party . As their candidate he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the third district of his state in 1872, where he replaced Thomas Boles on March 4, 1873 . His choice was challenged by Thomas M. Gunter . After this objection was granted, Wilshire had to cede his mandate in Congress on June 16, 1874 to Gunter. He then moved to the Democratic Party , for which he was re-elected to Congress in 1874. There he replaced Thomas Gunter on March 4, 1875, who in turn was a successful candidate in the fourth district. By March 3, 1877, Wilshire completed a regular legislature in the House of Representatives.

In 1876 he renounced another candidacy. He then began working as a lawyer in the federal capital, Washington. He died there in 1888.

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SURNAME	Wilshire, William Wallace
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	September 8, 1830
PLACE OF BIRTH	Shawneetown , Gallatin County , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH	August 19, 1888
Place of death	Washington, DC