Stephen Fowler Wilson

Stephen Fowler Wilson (September 4, 1821 – March 30, 1897) was an American lawyer, politician and judge from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district from 1865 to 1869. He also served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 1st district from 1863 to 1865.

For other people with the same name, see Stephen Wilson (disambiguation).
Stephen Fowler Wilson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 18th district
In office
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869
Preceded byJames T. Hale
Succeeded byWilliam Hepburn Armstrong
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 1st district
In office
1863–1865
Preceded byJacob Elwood Ridgway
Succeeded byWilliam McCandless
Personal details
Born(1821-09-04)September 4, 1821
Columbia Township, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 30, 1897(1897-03-30) (aged 75)
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican

Early life and education

Wilson was born in Columbia Township, Pennsylvania the youngest of seven children born to George and Jane Wilson.[1] He studied law under the Honorable James Lowrey and in 1845 was admitted to the Tioga County bar. He practiced law for almost 25 years. He was originally a Democrat but switched to a Republican when that party was founded.[2] He held several local offices.

Career

He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 1st district from 1863 to 1865[3] and served in one session after he had been elected a Representative to Congress. He was a delegate to the 1864 Republican National Convention.

Wilson was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses. He was appointed additional judge of the fourth judicial district of Pennsylvania in 1871 to fill a vacancy. He was elected additional judge and served ten years. He was appointed associate justice of the supreme court of the Territory of New Mexico by President Chester A. Arthur on October 16, 1884.[4] He was president judge of the fourth judicial district of Pennsylvania from 1887 to 1889. He resumed the practice of law in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, where he died in 1897. Interment in Wellsboro Cemetery in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania.[5]

Notes
  1. "1883 History of Tioga County Pennsylvania". www.joycetice.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. The Twentieth Century Bench and Bar of Pennsylvania. Chicago: H.C. Cooper Jr., Bro. & Co. 1903. p. 434. Retrieved 12 January 2019. stephen fowler wilson pennsylvania.
  3. "Stephen Fowler Wilson". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  4. Thompson, Mark. "Circuit Riding Judges Rides on Home - Into the Sunrise" (PDF). www.nmbar.org. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  5. "Stephen Fowler Wilson". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

Sources
Pennsylvania State Senate
Preceded by
Jacob Elwood Ridgway		 Member of the Pennsylvania Senate, 1st district
1863-1865		 Succeeded by
William McCandless
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
James T. Hale		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district
1865–1869		 Succeeded by
William H. Armstrong


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