John Wilson (August 11, 1773 – August 13, 1828) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.
John Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1827 | |
| Preceded by | George McDuffie |
| Succeeded by | Warren R. Davis |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | |
| Preceded by | Elias Earle |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Gist |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office 1812–1817 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 11, 1773 Wilson's Ferry, Province of South Carolina, British America |
| Died | August 13, 1828 (aged 55) Golden Grove, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Resting place | Pelzer, South Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican (1823–1825) |
| Other political affiliations | Jacksonian (1825–onward) |
| Profession | planter |
Born at Wilson's Ferry in the Province of South Carolina, Wilson attended the common schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits in Anderson County, near Golden Grove, South Carolina. Also, he operated a public ferry across the Saluda River at what is now known as Pelzer. He served as member of the State house of representatives from 1812 to 1817.
Wilson was elected to the Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Congresses (March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1827).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1826 to the Twentieth Congress.
He died at his home near Golden Grove, in Anderson County, South Carolina, August 13, 1828. He was interred in the family cemetery on his plantation, which is now a part of the industrial city of Pelzer, South Carolina.
See also
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edit- United States Congress. "John Wilson (id: W000597)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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