John J. Wilson Explained

John Joseph "Jack" Wilson (May 28, 1926 – May 4, 2015) was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1958 to 1964.

He was a graduate of Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, Seton Hall University, and Seton Hall Law School. He served in the United States Navy during World War II, and as a military police lieutenant in the Army during the Korean War.[1]

A resident of Westfield, New Jersey. he was elected to the New Jersey State Assembly in 1957, and was re-elected in 1959 and 1961.[2] In 1963, he sought the Democratic nomination for the New Jersey State Senate, but lost the primary to his Assembly colleague, James M. McGowan.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: John Wilson. 7 December 2015. The Star-Ledger. 7 May 2015.
  2. Book: New Jersey Legislative Manual. 1962. Joseph J. Gibbons.
  3. News: Rodes Gets Nod Over Watson; Wilson, Ticket Fail In Bid . 7 December 2015 . The Westfield Leader . 18 April 1963 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151210213557/http://www.digifind-it.com/westfield/DATA/newspapers/The%20Westfield%20Leader/1963/1963-04-18.pdf . 10 December 2015 .