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Wilson family of Snow Hill, Maryland

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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. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1794, 1796-98, 1800, 1802-03, 1808-15, 1817-18, 1820; candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; U.S. Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1827-31. Presbyterian. Slaveowner. Died in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md., January 2, 1834 (age 62 years, 109 days). Interment at Makemie Presbyterian Churchyard, Snow Hill, Md.

		Relatives: Father of William Sydney Wilson and Ephraim King Wilson (1821-1891).
		Political family: Wilson family of Snow Hill, Maryland.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

William Sydney Wilson (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.

		Relatives: Son of Ephraim King Wilson (1771-1834); brother of Ephraim King Wilson (1821-1891).
		Political family: Wilson family of Snow Hill, Maryland.

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. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1847; candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; 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. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., February 24, 1891 (age 69 years, 64 days). Interment at Makemie Presbyterian Churchyard, Snow Hill, Md.

		Relatives: Son of Ephraim King Wilson (1771-1834); brother of William Sydney Wilson; adoptive father of John Walter Smith.
		Political family: Wilson family of Snow Hill, Maryland.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

John Walter Smith (1845-1925) — of Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md. Born in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md., February 5, 1845. 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 (speaker), 1916; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1908-21; defeated, 1920; member of Democratic National Committee from Maryland, 1920-21. Presbyterian. Died April 19, 1925 (age 80 years, 73 days). Interment at Makemie Presbyterian Cemetery, Snow Hill, Md.

		Relatives: Adoptive son of Ephraim King Wilson; son of John Walter Smith and Charlotte (Whittington) Smith; married 1869 to Mary Frances Richardson.
		Political family: Wilson family of Snow Hill, Maryland.
		Cross-reference: Samuel K. Dennis
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography

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