Background
Wilson, Henry was born in 1778 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States.
United States representative lawyer politician
Wilson, Henry was born in 1778 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States.
He completed preparatory studies, studied law in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was admitted to the bar December 21, 1812, and commenced practice in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
He served as prothonotary and clerk of Lehigh County Courts from 1815 to 1821. Wilson was elected to the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Congresses and served until his death in Allentown in 1826. Interment in Union Cemetery.
Member United States House