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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsJohn WILSON
(1777-1848)
WILSON, John, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Peterboro, N.H., January
10, 1777; was graduated from Harvard University in 1799; studied
law; was admitted to the bar in 1802 at Peterboro, N.H., and
commenced practice in Belfast, Maine (then a district of
Massachusetts); served as a captain in the State militia; elected
as a Federalist to the Thirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813-March 3,
1815); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1814 to the
Fourteenth Congress; resumed the practice of his profession in
Belfast; was elected to the Fifteenth Congress (March 4, 1817-March
3, 1819); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1818; engaged
in the practice of law until his death in Belfast, Maine, August 9,
1848; interment in Grove Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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