The Political Graveyard: Wilson family of Maryland

Wilson family of Maryland

Note: This is just one of 643 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

Some families traditionally (and perhaps properly) considered separately are joined together here if linked by marriage or otherwise. These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the state or lists of states of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

Ephraim King Wilson (1771-1834) — also known as Ephraim K. Wilson — of Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md. Born near Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md., September 15, 1771. Father of William Sydney Wilson and Ephraim King Wilson (1821-1891). Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1794, 1796-98, 1800, 1802-03, 1808-15, 1817-18, 1820; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1804; U.S. Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1827-31. Presbyterian. Died in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md., January 2, 1834. Interment at Makemie Presbyterian Churchyard, Snow Hill, Md.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Sydney Wilson (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); brother of Ephraim King Wilson (1821-1891). 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. Interment at Makemie Memorial Presbyterian Churchyard, Snow Hill, Md.
Ephraim King Wilson (1821-1891) — also known as Ephraim K. Wilson — of Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md. Born in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md., December 22, 1821. Son of Ephraim King Wilson (1771-1834); brother of William Sydney Wilson; adoptive father of John Walter Smith. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1847; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1852; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1873-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1876; circuit judge in Maryland, 1878-85; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1885-91; died in office 1891. Presbyterian. Died in Washington, D.C., February 24, 1891. Interment at Makemie Presbyterian Churchyard, Snow Hill, Md.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Walter Smith (1845-1925) — of Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md. Born in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md., February 5, 1845. Son of John Walter Smith and Charlotte (Whittington) Smith; adoptive son of Ephraim King Wilson; married 1869 to Mary Frances Richardson. Democrat. Lumber business; banker; member of Maryland state senate, 1890-98; Maryland Democratic state chair, 1895; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1899-1900; Governor of Maryland, 1900-04; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1900, 1904, 1912, 1916; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1908-21; defeated, 1920; member of Democratic National Committee from Maryland, 1920. Presbyterian. Died April 19, 1925. Interment at Makemie Presbyterian Cemetery, Snow Hill, Md.
- Cross-reference: Samuel K. Dennis
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.

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