Background
Wilson, William was born on March 19, 1773 in New Boston, New Hampshire, United States.
United States representative lawyer politician
Wilson, William was born on March 19, 1773 in New Boston, New Hampshire, United States.
Born in New Boston, New Hampshire, Wilson attended the public schools and was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1797. He studied law in Johnstown, New York, and was admitted to the Barometer
He moved to Ohio and settled in Chillicothe about 1805. He engaged in the practice of law there before moving to Newark, Ohio in 1808, having been appointed chief judge of the court of common pleas, and served until 1823. Wilson was elected to the 18th, 19th, and 20th Congresses, serving from March 4, 1823, until his death in Newark, Ohio on June 6, 1827.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department in the 19th Congress.
Wilson was interred in the Old Cemetery and was re-interred on March 23, 1853, in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1818.