Joseph G. Wilson
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| Joseph Gardner Wilson | |
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| In office March 4, 1873 – July 2, 1873 |
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| Preceded by | James H. Slater |
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| Succeeded by | James W. Nesmith |
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15th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
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| In office 1862 – 1870 |
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| Preceded by | new position |
| Succeeded by | Benoni Whitten |
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| Born | December 13, 1826 Acworth, New Hampshire |
| Died | July 2, 1873 Marietta, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Elizabeth M. Wilson |
Joseph Gardner Wilson (December 13, 1826 - July 2, 1873) was a U.S. Republican politician in the state of Oregon. A native of New Hampshire, he served as a state circuit court judge and as a justice on the Oregon Supreme Court, and was elected to the United States House of Representatives. Wilson died before assuming office in the House.
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[edit] Early life
Joseph Wilson was born in Acworth, New Hampshire on December 13, 1826.[1] In 1846, he graduated from Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio.[1] Wilson was then employed as a teacher, and then studied law at Cincinnati Law School.[1] He graduated with his law degree in 1852.[1]
[edit] Oregon
In 1852, Joseph Wilson traveled the Oregon Trail and immigrated to the Oregon Territory.[1] After arriving, he was appointed as clerk to the Oregon Supreme Court, serving until 1855.[1] Wilson married Elizabeth M. Wilson in 1854.[1] They would have four children together.[1] In 1860, he was selected to be the attorney for Oregon’s third judicial district.[1]
On October 17, 1862, he was appointed by Oregon Governor A. C. Gibbs to the Oregon Supreme Court to a newly created position when a fifth seat was added to the court.[2][3] At that time the justices also rode circuit as trial judges, with Wilson holding court in The Dalles.[1] Wilson won election to a full six-year term on the court in 1864, before resigning from the court in May of 1870.[3]
[edit] Congress and death
Joseph Wilson was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from Oregon in 1872 and served from March 4, 1873 until his death in Marietta, Ohio, on July 2, 1873. He died while moving to Washington, DC to assume office, dieing just before he was scheduled to give a speech at his alma mater, Marietta College.[1]
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| Preceded by James H. Slater |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st congressional district March 4, 1873–July 2, 1873 |
Succeeded by James W. Nesmith |
