Edgar C. Wilson
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Edgar Campbell Wilson was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
, son of Thomas Wilson and father of Eugene McLanahan Wilson
.
Born in Morgantown, Virginia (now West Virginia
), Wilson completed preparatory studies and studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
June 24, 1832, and commenced practice in Morgantown.
Wilson was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third
Congress (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1835). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1834 to the Twenty-fourth
Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Morgantown.
He was appointed prosecuting attorney in the circuit court of Marion County
in 1842. He died in Morgantown, Virginia (now West Virginia), April 24, 1860. He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, son of Thomas Wilson and father of Eugene McLanahan Wilson
Eugene McLanahan Wilson
Eugene McLanahan Wilson , was a Representative from Minnesota.-Biography:...
.
Born in Morgantown, Virginia (now West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
), Wilson completed preparatory studies and studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
June 24, 1832, and commenced practice in Morgantown.
Wilson was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third
23rd United States Congress
-House of Representatives:For the beginning of this congress, the size of the House was increased from 213 seats to 240 seats, following the 1830 United States Census .- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren...
Congress (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1835). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1834 to the Twenty-fourth
24th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress one House seat was added for each of the new states of Arkansas and Michigan.-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :...
Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Morgantown.
He was appointed prosecuting attorney in the circuit court of Marion County
Marion County, West Virginia
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in 1842. He died in Morgantown, Virginia (now West Virginia), April 24, 1860. He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.