| WILSON (Soundex
W425)
— See also
FREEMAN-WILSON,
HILSON,
MILSON,
SOLWIN,
WALSEN,
WELSON,
WILLSON,
WILSCHKE,
WILSEY,
WILSHIRE,
WILSNACK,
WILSON-ALLEN,
WILSONS,
WILSTACH,
WOHLSEN,
WOOLSON.
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Wilson, U. S. —
of Pennsylvania.
Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, V. R. —
of Rosendale, Andrew
County, Mo.
Democrat. Nominated in primary for Missouri
state house of representatives from Andrew County 1948, but
withdrew before election.
Presumed deceased.
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.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, Velt —
of Sylva, Jackson
County, N.C.
Republican. Chair of
Jackson County Republican Party, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, Verne R. (b.
1893) —
of Ava, Douglas
County, Mo.
Born in Ava, Douglas
County, Mo., February
23, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; automobile
dealer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Douglas County, 1921-22.
Injured as a U.S. soldier in France during World War I, and lost his
left arm.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, W. A. —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,
1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, W. B. —
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 37th District, 1908.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, W. G. —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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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. M. —
of Artesia, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Postmaster at Artesia,
Calif., 1887.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, W. O. —
of Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Republican. Supervisor
of Meridian Township, Michigan, 1903-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, W. Palmer —
of Oelwein, Fayette
County, Iowa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, W. R. —
of New Castle, Henry
County, Ind.
Postmaster at New
Castle, Ind., 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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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,
1976.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Rotary;
National
Education Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, W. S. —
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention
from Illinois, 1896.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, W. T. —
of Apopka, Orange
County, Fla.
Postmaster at Apopka,
Fla., 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, W. T. —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Mayor
of Winston-Salem, N.C., 1935-39.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, W. W. —
of Chadron, Dawes
County, Neb.
Postmaster at Chadron,
Neb., 1887; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1891.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, W. W. —
of Chico, Butte
County, Calif.
Postmaster at Chico,
Calif., 1901.
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, 1940-50.
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.
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Wilson, Wade —
Libertarian. Candidate for justice of
Texas state supreme court, 2006.
Still living as of 2006.
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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. —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1920-28.
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.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, Walter E. —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan.
Republican. Postmaster at Grand
Ledge, Mich., 1911.
Burial location unknown.
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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, Walter S. —
of Aberdeen, Harford
County, Md.
Democrat. Postmaster at Aberdeen,
Md., 1919-23.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, Warden McK. —
U.S. Consul General in Genoa, as of 1938.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, Warren W. —
of Sparta, Christian
County, Mo.
Democrat. Candidate 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.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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, Wesley —
of Ballouville, Killingly, Windham
County, Conn.
Postmaster at Ballouville,
Conn., 1892-99.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, Wilbur —
of Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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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 Boston, Hillsborough
County, N.H., March
19, 1773.
Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1808-23; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1823-27; died in office
1827.
Member, American
Antiquarian Society.
Died in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, June 6,
1827 (age 54 years, 79
days).
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 Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Mayor
of Tallahassee, Fla., 1835.
Burial location unknown.
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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 Logansport, Cass
County, Ind.
Republican. Postmaster at Logansport,
Ind., 1861-66.
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 Allegany
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Allegany County 1st District, 1866.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, William —
of Freeborn
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 5, 1872.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, William —
of Shakopee, Scott
County, Minn.
Postmaster at Shakopee,
Minn., 1891.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, William, Jr. —
of New
Castle County, Del.
Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County, 1895-96.
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 Marshall, Saline
County, Mo.
Postmaster at Marshall,
Mo., 1845-47, 1862-65.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, William A. —
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, William A. —
of Mower
County, Minn.
Prohibition candidate for Minnesota
state house of representatives District 6, 1908.
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.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, William A. —
Republican. Elected Maryland
state senate District 1-C 1970.
Still living as of 1970.
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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.
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 Blackburn
(1827-1894) —
of Yorkville, York District (now York, York
County), S.C.
Born in Columbia, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., April 5,
1827.
Delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from York, 1860-62.
Died in Yorkville (now York), York
County, S.C., March 3,
1894 (age 66 years, 332
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, York, S.C.
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Wilson, William Blackburn, Jr.
(1850-1920) —
of Rock Hill, York
County, S.C.
Born in York, York
County, S.C., January
12, 1850.
Lawyer;
fled
to Texas in 1871-73 to avoid federal
prosecution over his Klan
activities; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from York County,
1884-88; member of South
Carolina state senate from York County, 1888-92; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from York
County, 1895.
Episcopalian.
Member, Ku
Klux Klan; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Rock Hill, York
County, S.C., April
30, 1920 (age 70 years, 109
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, York, S.C.
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Wilson, William C. —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Republican. Postmaster at Lafayette,
Ind., 1867-69.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, William C. —
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1886.
Burial location unknown.
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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., 1920-26.
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 D. —
of Clarion, Clarion
County, Pa.
Postmaster at Clarion,
Pa., 1899-1901.
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) —
also known as William E. Wilson —
of Indiana.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Posey
County, Ind., March 9,
1870.
Democrat. Teacher,
principal and owner, Evansville Commercial College; insurance
business; Vanderburgh
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1912-20; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1923-25; defeated,
1920, 1924.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., September
29, 1948 (age 78 years, 204
days).
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, 1901-02.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, William H. —
U.S. Consular Agent in Galt, as of 1898.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, William H. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, William H. —
of Harwinton, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Harwinton; elected 1906.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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 Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
6, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1913-16; Philadelphia director of
public
safety, 1916-20; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1935-37; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1936.
Died in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., August
11, 1937 (age 59 years, 248
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Wilson, William J. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, William J. —
of New
Castle County, Del.
Democrat. Candidate for Delaware
state house of representatives from New Castle County 3rd
District, 1958.
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, as of 1930-38.
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
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia;
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 N. —
of Saline
County, Mo.
Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Saline County 1st District,
1893-94.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, William O. —
of Hayward, Alameda
County, Calif.
Mayor
of Hayward, Calif., 1954-56.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, William Powell
(1844-1927) —
also known as William P. Wilson; William Powell
Hawxhurst —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Oxford, Oakland
County, Mich., October
17, 1844.
Consul
for Argentina in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1896-1903; Consul
for Chile in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1899-1902; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Argentina in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1906-25.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 12,
1927 (age 82 years, 207
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Relatives: Son
of William Hawxhurst and Elizabeth Weeks (Dean) Hawxhurst; married to
Lucy Langdon Williams. |
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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.
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Wilson, William S. —
of Kent
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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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, 1870; 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.
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 T. —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Democrat. Postmaster at Atlanta,
Ga., 1858-61.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, William T. B. —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Republican. Postmaster at Atlanta,
Ga., 1884-86.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, William V. —
Democrat. Delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from
Virginia, 1896.
Burial location unknown.
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Wilson, William W. —
of Bluffton, Wells
County, Ind.
Whig. Postmaster at Bluffton,
Ind., 1853.
Burial location unknown.
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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 Walker
(1856-1931) —
also known as William W. Wilson —
of Sandy, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Hull, England,
September
18, 1856.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; postmaster at Sandy,
Utah, 1900-10; banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1924.
English
ancestry.
Died in Sandy, Salt Lake
County, Utah, October
24, 1931 (age 75 years, 36
days).
Interment at Sandy City Cemetery, Sandy, Utah.
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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.
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.
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Willis See Emanuel
Willis Wilson |
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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.
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.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
3, 1924 (age 67 years, 37
days).
Entombed at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 2011 at Main Railway Station, Prague, Czechia.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Joseph Ruggles Wilson and Janet 'Jessie' (Woodrow) Wilson;
married, June 24,
1885, to Ellen
Wilson; married, December
18, 1915, to Edith
Wilson; father of Eleanor Randolph Wilson (who married William
Gibbs McAdoo); grandfather of Woodrow
Wilson Sayre. |
| | | Political family: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: William
C. Bullitt — Bainbridge
Colby — Joseph
E. Davies — Joseph
P. Tumulty — Thomas
H. Birch — Byron
R. Newton |
| | | Mount
Woodrow Wilson, in Fremont
County and Sublette
County, Wyoming, is named for
him. — Woodrow Wilson Plaza,
in the Federal Triangle, Washington,
D.C., is is named for
him. — Wilson Dam
(built 1924), on the Tennessee River in Colbert
and Lauderdale
counties, Alabama, as well as the Wilson Lake
reservoir, which extends into Lawrence
county, are named for
him. — Rambla
Presidente Wilson, in Montevideo,
Uruguay, is named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Woodrow
W. Bean
— Woodrow
W. Jones
— Woodrow
W. Scott
— Tom
Woodrow Payne
— W.
W. Dumas
— Woodrow
Wilson Mann
— Woodrow
W. Lavender
— Woodrow
W. Baird
— Woodrow
W. Mathna
— Woodrow
W. Hulme
— Woodrow
W. Kline
— Woodrow
W. McDonald
— Woodrow
W. Hollan
— Woodrow
W. Carter
— Woodrow
W. Ferguson
— W.
Wilson Goode
— Woodrow
Wilson Storey
— Woodrow
W. Bean III
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| | | Coins and currency: His portrait
appeared on the U.S. $100,000 gold certificate, which was issued
in 1934-45 for cash transactions between banks. |
| | | Campaign slogan (1916): "He kept us out
of war." |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | 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 — John Milton Cooper, Reconsidering
Woodrow Wilson: Progressivism, Internationalism, War, and
Peace — A. Scott Berg, Wilson —
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.
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Wilson, Woodrow —
Democrat. Candidate for Kentucky
commissioner of agriculture, 1979.
Still living as of 1979.
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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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