Wilson, Benjamin, 1825-1901
Variant namesLawyer; delegate to the Virginia Convention of 1861 from Harrison County [West] Virginia; delegate to the West Virginia Constitutional Convention, 1872; U.S. Representative from West Virginia, 1873-1883; Assistant U.S. Attorney-General, 1885-1889. The official vote records Wilson as "excused" from voting.
From the description of Letters to "Dear Judge", 1861 April 10 and 14. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 52628005
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| referencedIn | John Van Loan autograph album, 1879-1902. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Wilson, Benjamin, 1825-1901. Letters to "Dear Judge", 1861 April 10 and 14. | University of Virginia. Library |
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| associatedWith | Branch, Thomas, 1802-1888. | person |
| associatedWith | Brown, William Guy, 1800-1884. | person |
| associatedWith | Carlile, John S. (John Snyder), 1817-1878. | person |
| associatedWith | Flournoy, Thomas S. (Thomas Stanhope), 1811-1883. | person |
| associatedWith | Goggin, William Leftwich, 1807-1870. | person |
| associatedWith | Goode, Thomas Francis, 1825-1905. | person |
| associatedWith | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. | person |
| associatedWith | Marshall, James, 1802-1880. | person |
| associatedWith | Preston, William Ballard, 1805-1862. | person |
| associatedWith | Rives, Timothy, 1807-1865. | person |
| associatedWith | Stuart, Alexander H. H. (Alexander Hugh Holmes), 1807-1891. | person |
| associatedWith | Summers, George W. (George William), 1804-1868. | person |
| associatedWith | Van Loan, John, collector. | person |
| associatedWith | Virginia State Convention of 1861 (Richmond, Va.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus), 1819-1869. | person |
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Birth 1825-04-30
Death 1901-04-26
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