Background
Wilson, Harold J was born on August 20, 1879 in Monmouth, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert A. and Luella (Joss) Wilson.
Wilson, Harold J was born on August 20, 1879 in Monmouth, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert A. and Luella (Joss) Wilson.
Bachelor of Arts, Monmouth College, 1901, Master of Arts, 1906. Juris Doctor, Blackstone Law Institute, Chicago, 1904.
Admitted to Iowa bar, 1904, Circuit Court of Appeals 1905. Practiced in Burlington from 1904. Senior partner Wilson & Jackson.
President Burlington Security Company, manager and secretary Iowa Posting Service.
Treasurer and director Outdoor Advertising Association of Iowa.
Local attorney, adjuster western Illinois and eastern Iowa, American Surety County, New York, American Auto Insurance Company, Saint Louis, Eagle and Globe Indemnity, Aetna Casulaty.
Served as secretary, local board, Selective Service, World War I. Member Civil Legion, Young Men's Christian Association (State Executive Committee), American and Iowa State bar association. Mason. Elks.; Club: Kiwanis (president 1940).
Married Lucia Blake, February 4, 1904. Children: Richard Blake (deceased), Robert Edgar (foreign service officer), Lucia Hurd Simons.