William Wilson (Ohio politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Wilson (Ohio politician)

Ohio politician

Date of Birth: 19-Mar-1773

Place of Birth: New Boston, New Hampshire, United States

Date of Death: 06-Jun-1827

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

William Wilson (March 19, 1773 – June 6, 1827) was a U.S.
Representative from Ohio. Born in New Boston, New Hampshire, Wilson attended the public schools and was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1797.
He studied law in Johnstown, New York, and was admitted to the bar. He moved to Ohio and settled in Chillicothe about 1805.
He engaged in the practice of law there before moving to Newark, Ohio in 1808, having been appointed chief judge of the court of common pleas, and served until 1823. He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1818.Wilson was elected to the 18th, 19th, and 20th Congresses, serving from March 4, 1823, until his death in Newark, Ohio on June 6, 1827.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department in the 19th Congress.
Wilson was interred in the Old Cemetery and was re-interred on March 23, 1853, in Cedar Hill Cemetery.