William C. Wilson (New York politician) explained

William C. Wilson
Office1:Comptroller of New York
Term Start1:November 8, 1906
Term End1:December 31, 1906
Predecessor1:Otto Kelsey (May 1906)
Successor1:Charles H. Gaus
Appointer1:Governor Frank W. Higgins
Office2:First Deputy Comptroller of New York
Term Start2:1903
Term End2:May 3, 1906
Predecessor2:Charles H. Gaus
Successor2:Vacant
Birth Date:22 July 1866
Birth Place:Galesburg, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:Fair Haven, Vermont, U.S.
Spouse:Adelaide Thompson Harrington
Children:4
Education:Knox College
Columbia Law School
Profession:Attorney

William Carr Wilson (July 22, 1866 – November 29, 1943) was an American lawyer and politician.

He was the Republican boss of the Twenty-Seventh Assembly District in New York City, and had a law office at 55, Liberty Street.

On May 3, 1900, he was appointed by Comptroller William J. Morgan one of the first five New York State Transfer Tax Appraisers for New York County under the new transfer tax law. He was First Deputy Comptroller under Otto Kelsey, and became Acting Comptroller upon Kelsey's resignation in May 1906. After months of delay, he finally was appointed New York State Comptroller by Governor Frank W. Higgins on November 8, 1906, to serve for the remainder of Kelsey's unexpired term.

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