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Wilson, U. S. —
of Pennsylvania.
Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, Mrs. V. R. —
of Rosendale, Andrew
County, Mo.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1952,
1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
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Wilson, Velt —
of Sylva, Jackson
County, N.C.
Republican. Chair of
Jackson County Republican Party, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Wilson, Victor E. —
of Stromsburg, Polk
County, Neb.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1909; member of Nebraska
railway commission, 1917-19; resigned 1919.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, Victor P. —
of Hampton,
Va.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1950.
Still living as of 1950.
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Wilson, Vivian G. —
of Berea, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Wilson, Volney M., Jr. —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, W. A. —
of Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Carolina, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Wilson, W. A. —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,
1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Wilson, W. B. —
of Holly Hill, Orangeburg
County, S.C.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Carolina, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Wilson, W. C. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, W. D. (1857-1917) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in 1857.
Mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1898-99.
Died in 1917
(age about
60 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, W. D. —
of Bay City, Matagorda
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1912,
1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, Mrs. W. D. —
of Bay City, Matagorda
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1928.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, Mrs. W. F. —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1947.
Female.
Still living as of 1947.
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Wilson, W. H. —
of Table Rock, Pawnee
County, Neb.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1903-05; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1907.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, W. L. —
of Wayne
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wayne County, 1901-02.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, W. Palmer —
of Oelwein, Fayette
County, Iowa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Wilson, W. R. (b. 1913) —
also known as "Squibb" —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairview, Marion
County, W.Va., October
6, 1913.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1957-58,
1961-64, 1967-68; defeated, 1972; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Rotary; National
Education Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, W. S. —
Alternate delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from
Illinois, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, W. T. —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Mayor
of Winston-Salem, N.C., 1937.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, W. W. —
of Chadron, Dawes
County, Neb.
Member of Nebraska
state senate, 1891.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, W. W. —
of Sandy, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Utah, 1924.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, W. W. —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Mayor
of Moundsville, W.Va., 1937-40; chair of
Marshall County Democratic Party, 1940-49.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, W. W. —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Mayor
of Sioux City, Iowa, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| | Wilson,
Walker See R.
Walker Wilson |
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Wilson, Wallace H. —
of Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.
Member of Nebraska
state senate, 1915-17.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, Walter —
of Knox
County, Ind.
Member
Indiana territorial council, 1811.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, Walter A. —
of Bozrah, New London
County, Conn.
Republican. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bozrah, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, Walter B., Jr. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1924-27.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, Walter C. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 6th District,
1954.
Still living as of 1954.
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Wilson, Walter E. (d.
1945) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Republican. Kansas
state treasurer, 1939-45; died in office 1945.
Died April 7,
1945.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, Walter F. —
of Louisville, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1916
(alternate), 1928.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, Walter H. —
of Cook
County, Ill.
Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 1st District, 1920-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, Walter S. —
of Henryetta, Okmulgee
County, Okla.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Wilson, Warden McK. —
U.S. Consul General in Genoa, 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Wilson, Warren W. —
of Sparta, Christian
County, Mo.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Missouri
state house of representatives from Christian County, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Wilson, Washington —
of Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Mayor
of Metuchen, N.J., 1908, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, Wasson J. —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Wilson, Wayne —
of Roslindale, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| | Wilson,
Webber See Thomas
Webber Wilson |
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Wilson, Webster —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Texas, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, Wendell S. —
of Kelly, Teton
County, Wyo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wyoming, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
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Wilson, Wendy S. —
of Westminster, Adams
County, Colo.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
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Wilson, Wilbur —
of Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| | Wilson,
Will See G.
Will Wilson |
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Wilson, Will Reid —
Texas
state attorney general, 1957-63.
Still living as of 2005.
|
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Wilson, Willet —
of Port Lavaca, Calhoun
County, Tex.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, Willett —
of Texas.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 9th District, 1922.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, William
(1773-1827) —
of Newark, Licking
County, Ohio.
Born in New Hampshire, 1773.
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1823-27; died in office
1827.
Died in 1827
(age about
54 years).
Original interment at Old
Cemetery, Newark, Ohio; reinterment in 1853 at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio.
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Wilson, William —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1815-19.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, William
(1795-1857) —
of Illinois.
Born in Loudoun
County, Va., 1795.
Justice
of Illinois state supreme court, 1819-48.
Died April 29,
1857 (age about 61
years).
Interment at Old
Graveyard, Carmi, Ill.
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Wilson, William —
of Menomonie, Dunn
County, Wis.
Member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1857; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Wisconsin, 1876
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, William —
of Clay
County, Fla.
Delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Clay County, 1865.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, William —
of Freeborn
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 5th District, 1872.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, William —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, William (born
c.1934) —
of Grosse Pointe Woods, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1934.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; quality
control manager, Standard Forge Corp.;
candidate for mayor
of Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich., 1977.
Still living as of 1977.
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Campaign slogan
(1977): "Leadership for a change!" |
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Wilson, William A. —
of Mower
County, Minn.
Prohibition candidate for Minnesota
state house of representatives 6th District, 1906.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, William A. (b.
1914) —
of California.
Born in 1914.
U.S. Ambassador to Vatican, 1984-86; reprimanded
by the State Department for his unauthorized
diplomatic mission to Libya.
Still living as of 1991.
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Wilson, William B. —
of Queens
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1867.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Wilson, William B. —
of Long Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Candidate for village
president of Long Beach, New York, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, William Bauchop
(1862-1934) —
also known as William B. Wilson —
of Blossburg, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Blantyre, Scotland,
April
2, 1862.
Son of Adam Wilson and Helen (Bauchop) Wilson.
Democrat. Miner; secretary-treasurer,
United Mine Workers of America, 1900-08; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1907-13; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1913-21; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1926.
Member, United
Mine Workers.
Died on
a train near Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., May 25,
1934 (age 72 years, 53
days).
Interment at Arbon
Cemetery, Blossburg, Pa.
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Wilson, William C.
(c.1873-1951) —
of Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Port Monmouth, Monmouth
County, N.J., about 1873.
Building
contractor; mayor
of Perth Amboy, N.J., 1921-26.
Died in Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J., January
14, 1951 (age about 78
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, William D. —
of Gloucester
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1865-66.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, William E. —
of West Virginia.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, William Edward
(1870-1948) —
of Indiana.
Born in Indiana, 1870.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1923-25; defeated,
1920, 1924.
Died in 1948
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Wilson, William G. —
of Randolph
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1901.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Wilson, William H. —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1901.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wilson, William H. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state senate 13th District, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Wilson, William H. —
of The Plains, Athens
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Wilson, William H. —
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 22nd District, 1990.
Still living as of 1990.
|
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Wilson, William Henry
(1877-1937) —
also known as William H. Wilson —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1877.
Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1935-37.
Died in 1937
(age about
60 years).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Wilson, William J. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, William John, Jr. —
also known as John Wilson, Jr. —
of Mexico City (Ciudad de México), Distrito
Federal.
U.S. Vice Consul in Mexico City, 1930-38.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, William K. —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Democrat. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1851; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1863-66.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, William Lyne
(1843-1900) —
also known as William L. Wilson —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born near Charles Town, Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.), May 3,
1843.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1880;
Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1880;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1883-95; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1895-97; president,
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., 1897-1900.
Died in Lexington,
Va., October
17, 1900 (age 57 years, 167
days).
Interment at Edge
Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
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Wilson, William O. —
of Hayward, Alameda
County, Calif.
Mayor
of Hayward, Calif., 1954-56.
Still living as of 1956.
|
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Wilson, William R. (d.
1963) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1940-45.
Died in 1963.
Interment at Canarsie
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Wilson, William S. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1888.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wilson, William S. —
of Kent
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Wilson, William Shane —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
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Wilson, William Stephen
(1827-1898) —
of Athens, Athens
County, Ohio.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., April 13,
1827.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; probate judge in
Ohio; sheriff;
mayor
of Athens, Ohio, 1894-96.
Died March 5,
1898 (age 70 years, 326
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, William Sydney
(1816-1862) —
of Port Gibson, Claiborne
County, Miss.
Born in Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., November
7, 1816.
Son of Ephraim
King Wilson (1771-1834).
Democrat. Member of Mississippi state legislature, 1858-59, 1860-61;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1860;
Delegate
from Mississippi to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861;
major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Mortally
wounded at the battle of Sharpsburg on September 17, 1862, and
died November
3, 1862 (age 45 years, 361
days).
Interment at Makemie
Memorial Presbyterian Churchyard, Snow Hill, Md.
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Wilson, William W. —
of Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Wilson, William Warfield
(1868-1942) —
also known as William W. Wilson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Ohio, Bureau
County, Ill., March 2,
1868.
Son of Joseph G. Wilson and Sarah A. Wilson.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1903-13, 1915-21;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924.
Died in 1942
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Ohio, Ill.
|
| | Wilson,
Willis See Emanuel
Willis Wilson |
| |
Wilson, Willis —
of Curtis, Frontier
County, Neb.
Member of Nebraska
state senate, 1915-17.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Wilson, Willis Ray —
of Illinois.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1940; Prohibition
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson, Woodrow
(1856-1924) —
also known as Thomas Woodrow Wilson; "Schoolmaster in
Politics" —
of New Jersey.
Born in Staunton,
Va., December
28, 1856.
Son of Rev. Joseph Ruggles Wilson (1822-1903) and Janet 'Jessie'
(Woodrow) Wilson (1826-1888).
Democrat. University
professor; president
of Princeton University, 1902-10; Governor of
New Jersey, 1911-13; President
of the United States, 1913-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Recipient of Nobel
Peace Prize in 1919; elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1950. His portrait appeared on the
U.S. $100,000
gold certificate which was issued in 1934-45 for cash
transactions between banks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
3, 1924 (age 67 years, 37
days).
Interment at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Joseph Ruggles Wilson (1822-1903) and Janet 'Jessie'
(Woodrow) Wilson (1826-1888); married, June 24,
1885, to Ellen Louise Axson (1860-1914); married, December
18, 1915, to Edith (Bolling) Galt (1872-1961); father of Eleanor
Randolph Wilson (1889-1967; who married William
Gibbs McAdoo). See Wilson-McAdoo-Floyd
family. |
| | | Cross-reference: William
C. Bullitt — Bainbridge
Colby — Joseph
E. Davies — Joseph
P. Tumulty — Thomas
H. Birch |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Woodrow
W. Jones
— Tom
Woodrow Payne
— Woodrow
Wilson Dumas
— Woodrow
Wilson Mann
— W.
Wilson Goode
— Woodrow
Wilson Storey
|
| | | Campaign slogan (1916): "He kept us out
of war." |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Woodrow Wilson: Louis
Auchincloss, Woodrow
Wilson — Herbert Hoover, The
Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson — James Chace, 1912
: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs : The Election that Changed the
Country — Anne Schraff, Woodrow
Wilson (for young readers) |
| | | Critical books about Woodrow Wilson:
Jim Powell, Wilson's
War : How Woodrow Wilson's Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin,
Stalin, and World War II |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, July 1902 |
|
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Wilson, Woodrow —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada,
1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Wilson, Yvonne S. —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
2004
(alternate), 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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