John H. Wilson (Kentucky politician) explained

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.