| LC control no. | no 95053643 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Wilson, John Lockwood, 1850-1912 |
| Variant(s) | Wilson, Mr. (John Lockwood), 1850-1912 Wilson, John, 1850-1912 Wilson, J. L. (John Lockwood), 1850-1912 Wilson, John L., 1850-1912 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Washington (State) Washington (D.C.) |
| Birth date | 1850-08-07 |
| Death date | 1912-11-06 |
| Place of birth | Crawfordsville (Ind.) |
| Place of death | Washington (D.C.) |
| Field of activity | Law United States--Politics and government |
| Affiliation | Wabash College United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. Senate |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Politicians Legislators |
| Found in | Spokane Falls and Northern Railway, 1890?: p. 1 (Mr. Wilson, Washington, from the Committee on Indian Affairs; House) Members of Congress since 1789, 1977 (Wilson, John Lockwood, R. Wash., Aug. 7, 1850-Nov. 6, 1912; House Nov. 20, 1889-Feb. 18, 1895; Senate Feb. 19, 1895-99) NUCMC data from Wash. St. Historical Soc. for Streamer, F.M. Papers, 1876-1898 (correspondents include John Lockwook Wilson; rep. from Wash.) Infoplease (website), viewed Nov.1, 2021: John Lockwood Wilson, Congress, WA (1850-1912) (Senate Years of Service: 1895-1899. Party: Republican. Wilson John Lockwood , a Representative and a Senator from Washington; born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind., August 7, 1850; attended the common schools; messenger during the Civil War; graduated from Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind., in 1874; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1878 and commenced practice in Crawfordsville; member, State house of representatives 1880; appointed by President Chester Arthur as receiver of public moneys at Spokane Falls and Colfax, Washington Territory 1882-1887; upon the admission of Washington as a State into the Union was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first Congress; reelected to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses and served from November 20, 1889, to February 18, 1895, when he resigned to become Senator; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate on February 1, 1895, to fill the vacancy in the term commencing March 4, 1893, but did not assume his senatorial duties until February 19, 1895; served until March 3, 1899; was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898; chairman, Committee on Indian Depredations (Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses); published the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle, Wash.; died in Washington, D.C., on November 6, 1912; interment in Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.) <https://www.infoplease.com/biographies/government-politics/john-lockwood-wilson-wa> |
| Associated language | eng |
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