Background
Willson was born April, 1808 in Hamilton County, New New York
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Hiram Willson
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He graduated from Hamilton College in 1832, and studied law in the office of Jared Willson of Canandaigua, New New York
Career
He continued his studies at the office of Francis Scott Key in Washington, District of Columbia In 1854, the Cleveland Bar Association sent Willson to lobby Congress to divide the state of Ohio into two Federal Judicial Districts. The effort was successful.
On February 10, 1855, Willson was nominated by President Franklin Pierce to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio created by 10 Statistics 604. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 20, 1855, and received his commission the same day.
He served until his death, in Cleveland.
His most famous case was the trial of the Oberlin–Wellington Rescue conspirators, in 1858.
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Democratic party