Robert Wilson (Missouri politician)
Robert Wilson | |
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| United States Senator from Missouri | |
| In office January 17, 1862 – November 13, 1863 | |
| Appointed by | Hamilton Rowan Gamble |
| Preceded by | Waldo P. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | B. Gratz Brown |
| Member of the Missouri Senate | |
| In office 1854 | |
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives | |
| In office 1844 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1803 Mormon War |
Robert Wilson (November 1803 – May 10, 1870) was a
United States senator from Missouri
.
Biography
Born near
Mormon War. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in 1840. Wilson moved to Huntsville, Missouri and was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives in 1844; in 1852 he moved to Andrew County, Missouri and in 1854 was a member of the Missouri Senate
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In 1861, Wilson was a Union delegate to the
Missouri Constitutional Convention (1861-63) called to determine the attitude on secession in 1861 and was elected vice president of the convention, later acting as president. He was appointed as a Unionist to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the expulsion of Waldo P. Johnson and served from January 17, 1862, to November 13, 1863, when a successor was elected. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and in 1870 he died in Marshall, Missouri. Interment was in Mount Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Missouri
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References
- United States Congress. "Robert Wilson (id: W000609)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-04-28
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