Riley Joseph WILSON

Background

WILSON, Riley Joseph was born on November 12, 1871 in Winn Parish, Louisiana. Son of Riley P. and Martha M. (Brown) Wilson.

Education

Public Schools, Louisiana.; Arcadia Male and Female College, Arcadia, Louisiana.; Iuka Normal College, Iuka, Mississippi

Career

Admitted, Louisiana Bar, 1898. Represented, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana Constitutional Convention, 1898, State Legislature, 1900-1904. Elected District Attorney, 8 Judicial District, Louisiana, 1904.

Re-elected. 1908-1910. Elected Judge, 8 Judicial District, Louisiana, 1910. Re-elected, 1912; elected member from 5 Congressional District of Louisiana, 64-71 Congresses.

Membership

• Member of Masons; Knight Templar. Shriners; National. Rivers and Harbors Congress (president). Clubs: Riverside Country (Monroe, Louisiana), Ruston Golf and Country (Ruston, Louisiana), Bannockburn Golf (Washington, District of Columbia).

Connections

Spouse Pearl Barnett, June 14, 1899, Iuka, Mississippi.