Person:James Wilson (320)

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James Clifton Wilson
b.21 Jun 1874 Palo Pinto County, Texas
d.3 Aug 1951 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1868
  1. Horace Loving Wilson1869 - 1937
  2. Mary Susan Wilson1873 - 1955
  3. James Clifton Wilson1874 - 1951
Spouse and Children
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m.
  1. James Clifton Wilson, Jr.1906 - 1968
  2. Emily Wilson1908 - 1979
  3. Horace English Wilson1911 - 1972
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Facts and Events
Name[1] James Clifton Wilson
Gender Male
Birth[1] 21 Jun 1874 Palo Pinto County, Texas
Marriage to Esther English
Death[1] 3 Aug 1951 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Burial[1] Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas

Member of Congress & federal judge. He attended Weatherford College, graduated from law school at the University of Texas in 1896, and became an attorney in Weatherford. He was Parker County's Assistant District Attorney from 1898 to 1900 and District Attorney from 1902 to 1908. From 1908 to 1912, Wilson was Chairman of the Parker County Democratic party. In 1912, he relocated to Fort Worth and served as Tarrant County Assistant District Attorney until 1913. In July 1913, Wilson was sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the northern district of Texas and served until March 1917. In 1916 he was elected to the House of Representatives and served one term, from 1917 to 1919. He was reelected to a second term in 1918, but resigned before it started so he could accept appointment as federal district judge for Texas's northern district, where he served until retiring in 1947.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Find A Grave.

    Judge James G. Wilson

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