Background
Gholson, William Yates was born on December 25, 1807 in Southampton County, Virginia, United States. Son of Thomas and Ann (Yates) Gholson.
Gholson, William Yates was born on December 25, 1807 in Southampton County, Virginia, United States. Son of Thomas and Ann (Yates) Gholson.
Graduated from College of New Jersey (now Princeton), 1825.
2d, Elvira Wright, May 21, 1839. Admitted to Mississippi bar, 1834. A founder U. Mississippi, 1844.
Practiced law, Cincinnati, 1844-1854.
Judge Cincinnati Superior Court, 1854-1859. The American Association Foreign Justice Ohio Supreme Court, 1859-1863.
Resumed practice of law, 1863-1870.
Married Ann Taylor, December 25, 1827 m.