Background
Wilson, David John was born on October 27, 1887 in Midway, Utah, United States. Son of James B. and Margaret (Powell) Wilson.
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David John Wilson
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Bachelor of Arts, Brigham Young University, 1914, Doctor of Laws, 1963. Juris Doctor, University of California, 1919.
Career
He received a Juris Doctorate in 1919 from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Jurisprudence. He worked in private practice in Ogden, Utah, from 1919 to 1954. He served as attorney for Weber County, Utah, from 1920 to 1925.
He served District Attorney in Ogden, Utah, from 1928 to 1933.
On July 7, 1954, President Eisenhower nominated Wilson to serve as a Judge for the United States Customs Court, to the seat vacated by Judge William P. Cole, Junior. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 24, 1954, and received his commission on July 26, 1954.
He took senior status on April 1, 1966, and served in that status until his death. He was succeeded on the court by Judge Lindley Beckworth.
On April 23, 1976, Wilson died in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Achievements
Membership
Member Utah Bar Commission, 1953-1954. Delaware Republican National Convention, 1932, 40. Member Utah Salt Lake County bar associations, Sons Utah Pioneers.
Member Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Clubs: Alberta.
Connections
Married Mary Jacobs, May 31, 1916. Children: Marian (Mistress Order of Merit Wilson), Doctorate. Jay, L. Keith, Margaret (Mistress Loren C. Barlow), Don B.
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