Samuel Franklin Wilson (1845-1923) was an American Confederate veteran, politician and judge.
Samuel Franklin Wilson | |
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| Member of the Tennessee Senate | |
| In office 1879–1880 | |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1877–1879 | |
| Constituency | Sumner County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 18, 1845 Sumner County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | June 14, 1923 (aged 78) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse |
Mary Lytton Bostick (m. 1880) |
| Children | 2 sons, 3 daughters |
| Parent(s) | Samuel Wilson Nancy Moore |
| Relatives | Edgar Bright Wilson (nephew) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Jurist, politician |
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Early life
editSamuel Franklin Wilson was born on April 18, 1845, in Sumner County, Tennessee.[1][2] He was of English descent.[2] During paternal great-great-uncle, Zachary Wilson, was a signatory of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.[2] His father was Samuel Wilson and his mother, Nancy Moore.[2] He had seven siblings.[2]
During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, he served under Colonel William B. Bate and General Edmund Kirby Smith in the Confederate States Army.[2] He lost an arm at the Battle of Chickamauga.[2]
After the war, Wilson graduated from the University of Georgia in 1868.[2] He received a law degree from Cumberland University.[2]
Career
editWilson practised the law in Gallatin, Tennessee.[2]
Wilson was a member of the Democratic Party.[3] He served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1877 to 1879, sitting on the judiciary committee.[2] He was elected to the Tennessee Senate in 1879, and served as the chairman of its judiciary committee.[2] He was elected by the "low taxers" to represent Tennessee at the 1880 Democratic National Convention, but he lost to Alvin Hawkins.[3]
Wilson was appointed as a United States Marshal from 1885 to 1889, under President Grover Cleveland.[3] He served as a Judge on the Tennessee Court of Chancery Appeals from 1895 to 1901.[3]
Personal life and death
editWilson married Mary Lytton Bostick on August 19, 1880.[1][2] They had two sons and three daughters.[2] He died in Knoxville on June 14, 1923.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XII. James T. White & Company. 1904. pp. 193–194. Retrieved August 14, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Allison, John (1905). Notable Men of Tennessee: Personal and Genealogical, with portraits. Atlanta, Georgia: Southern historical Association. pp. 72–74. OCLC 2561350 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c d Majors, William R. (1986). Change and Continuity: Tennessee Politics Since the Civil War. Macon, Georgia: Mercer. p. 15. ISBN 9780865542099. OCLC 13642679.
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- ^ Perry, Ralph H. (June 14, 1923). "Judge Wilson Had Eventful Career". The Jackson Sun. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 1. Retrieved August 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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