John Henry Wilson | |
State1: | Kentucky |
District1: | 11th |
Term Start1: | March 4, 1889 |
Term End1: | March 3, 1893 |
Office2: | Member of the Kentucky State Senate |
Term Start2: | 1883 |
Term End2: | 1887 |
Birth Date: | 30 January 1846 |
Birth Place: | Crab Orchard, Kentucky, U.S. |
Death Place: | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Restingplace: | Barbourville Cemetery |
Party: | Republican |
Alma Mater: | Tusculum College |
Occupation: | Lawyer |
John Henry Wilson (January 30, 1846 - January 14, 1923) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
Born in Crab Orchard, Kentucky, Wilson pursued preparatory studies.He graduated from Tusculum College in June 1870. After this he studied law.
Wilson was admitted to the bar in September 1871 and commenced practice in Barbourville, Kentucky.He was also greatly interested in agricultural pursuits and the construction of the Dixie Highway.He served as member of the Kentucky State Senate from 1883 to 1887.
Wilson was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress.He resumed the practice of his profession in Barbourville, Kentucky.He died in Louisville, Kentucky, January 14, 1923.He was interred in Barbourville Cemetery.