Benjamin Wilson, U.S. Congressman

Benjamin Wilson BIRTH 30 Apr 1825 Wilsonburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA DEATH 26 Apr 1901 (aged 75) Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Odd Fellows Cemetery Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia

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U.S. Congressman. He attended the Northwestern Virginia Academy, the law school in Staunton West Virginia, was admitted to the bar in 1848 and commenced to practice law in Clarksburg, West Virginia. He served as Commonwealth attorney for Harrison County (1852-60), was a member of the West Virginia State constitutional convention in 1861, a member again of the West Virginia State constitutional convention in 1871 and a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, in 1872. In 1875, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress and to the next three succeeding Congresses, serving until 1883. After leaving Congress, he was the U.S. Assistant Attorney General (1885-93).

Children Photo Buena Wilson Brown 1849–1930

Photo Mary Drusilla Wilson Feeny 1851–1876

Photo Stonewall Jackson Wilson 1862–1887

Photo Virginia Lee Wilson Wozencraft 1865–1893

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Children Photo Buena Wilson Brown 1849–1930

Photo Mary Drusilla Wilson Feeny 1851–1876

Photo Stonewall Jackson Wilson 1862–1887

Photo Virginia Lee Wilson Wozencraft 1865–1893

U.S. Congressman. He attended the Northwestern Virginia Academy, the law school in Staunton West Virginia, was admitted to the bar in 1848 and commenced to practice law in Clarksburg, West Virginia. He served as Commonwealth attorney for Harrison County (1852-60), was a member of the West Virginia State constitutional convention in 1861, a member again of the West Virginia State constitutional convention in 1871 and a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, in 1872. In 1875, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress and to the next three succeeding Congresses, serving until 1883. After leaving Congress, he was the U.S. Assistant Attorney General (1885-93). Retiring from politics, he practiced law until his death.

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