Jeremiah M. Wilson
Jeremiah Morrow Wilson | |
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George W. Julian | |
Succeeded by | Jeptha D. New |
Dean of Georgetown University Law Center | |
In office 1896–1900 | |
Preceded by | Martin F. Morris |
Succeeded by | George Hamilton |
Personal details | |
Born | Lebanon, Ohio, U.S. | November 25, 1828
Died | September 24, 1901 | (aged 72)
Resting place | Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Jeremiah Morrow Wilson (November 25, 1828 – September 24, 1901) was an American educator, lawyer, jurist, and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1871 to 1875.
Biography
Born near Lebanon, Ohio, Wilson completed preparatory studies. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced. He moved to Indiana and settled in Connersville and continued the practice of law. He served as judge of the court of common pleas of Fayette County, Indiana, from 1860 to 1865.[1]
Wilson was elected judge of the circuit court in October 1865 and served until his election to Congress.
Congress
Wilson was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875).
While in Congress, Wilson was chairman of the special committee of the House of Representatives to investigate the
At the end of his second term, he declined renomination to pursue private law practice in
During his long practice of the law, Wilson was connected with many famous cases, gaining reputation as a criminal lawyer. One of his most famous cases involved serving as counsel for
Death
Wilson died on September 24, 1901, and was interred next to his wife in Rock Creek Cemetery.[3]
Family
Surviving at the time of Wilson's death were a son, Charles S. Wilson, and a daughter, Anna Wilson Haywood. Wilson's wife, Mary H. S. Wilson, died in 1900.[3][5]
References
- United States Congress. "Jeremiah M. Wilson (id: W000596)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ a b c d "Jere. M. Wilson Dead". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. September 24, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ISBN 978-0964918207.
- ^ a b c "Death of Judge Wilson". The Washington Times. Washington, D.C. September 25, 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ The Celebrated Trial: Madeline Pollard vs. Breckinridge. Chicago: American Printing and Binding Co. 1894. pp. 18–19.
- ^ "Will of Mary H. S. Wilson". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. July 30, 1900. p. 7. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
External links
Jeremiah Morrow Wilson at Find a Grave
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress