| LC control no. | no 95053042 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Wilson, E. K. (Ephraim King), 1821-1891 |
| Variant(s) | Wilson, Ephraim King, 1821-1891 Wilson, Mr. (Ephraim King), 1821-1891 |
| Birth date | 1821-12-22 |
| Death date | 1891-02-24 |
| Place of birth | Snow Hill (Md.) |
| Place of death | Washington (D.C.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Lawyers |
| Found in | Railroad attorneys bill, 1887: t.p. (Hon. E.K. Wilson, of Maryland) Bio. dir. Am. Con., 1961 (Wilson, Ephraim King; b. Worcester Co., Md. Dec. 22, 1821; school teacher, lawyer, member state house of delegates in 1847; Democratic Representative to the 43rd Congress, 1873-1875; judge, 1st judicial circuit of Md., 1874-1884; U.S. Senator from Mar. 4, 1885, until his death in Washington, D.C. on Mar. 4, 1891) In the Senate of the United States. October 3, 1888, 1888: p. 1 (Mr. Wilson, of Maryland, from the Committee on Claims) Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed September 29, 2021 (Wilson, Ephraim King, (Son of Ephraim King Wilson [1771-1834]), a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md., December 22, 1821; attended Union Academy at Snow Hill and Washington Academy, Princess Anne, Md.; graduated from Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pa., in 1840; taught school for six years; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1848 and commenced practice in Snow Hill, Md.; member, State house of delegates 1847; presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1852; because of impaired health abandoned the practice of law in 1867 and retired to his farm; examiner and treasurer of the school board of Worcester County in 1868; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1874; judge of the first judicial circuit of Maryland 1878-1884; elected as a Democrat in 1884 to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1885, until his death; had been reelected in 1890 for the term beginning March 4, 1891; died in Washington, D.C., February 24, 1891; interment in Makemie Presbyterian Churchyard, Snow Hill, Md.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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