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John WILSON, Congress, SC (1773-1828)

WILSON, John, a Representative from South Carolina; born at Wilson’s Ferry (now Pelzer), Anderson County, S.C., August 11, 1773; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits…

WILSON, John, Congress, MA (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…

WILSON, Thomas, Congress, PA (1772-1824)

WILSON, Thomas, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pa., in 1772; attended the common schools; had the contract for supplying the western forts of the…

William Edward WILSON, Congress, IN (1870-1948)

WILSON, William Edward, a Representative from Indiana; born in Mount Vernon, Posey County, Ind., March 9, 1870; attended the public schools and the Evansville Commercial College, with which he…

William WILSON, Congress, OH (1773-1827)

WILSON, William, a Representative from Ohio; born in New Boston, Hillsboro County, N.H., March 19, 1773; attended the public schools and was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in…

WILSON, William, Congress, OH (1773-1827)

WILSON, William, a Representative from Ohio; born in New Boston, Hillsboro County, N.H., March 19, 1773; attended the public schools and was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in…

Wilson REILLY, Congress, PA (1811-1885)

REILLY, Wilson, a Representative from Pennsylvania; was born in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pa., August 8, 1811; attended the common schools; engaged as a hatter in Waynesboro and…

Samuel Wilson PARKER, Congress, IN (1805-1859)

PARKER, Samuel Wilson, a Representative from Indiana; born near Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y., September 9, 1805; pursued academic studies; was graduated from Miami University, Oxford,…

Reagan, Ronald Wilson

(Encyclopedia) Reagan, Ronald WilsonReagan, Ronald Wilsonrāˈgən [key], 1911–2004, 40th president of the United States (1981–89), b. Tampico, Ill. In 1932, after graduation from Eureka College, he…

Edgar WILSON, Congress, ID (1861-1915)

WILSON, Edgar, a Representative from Idaho; born in Armstrong County, Pa., near the city of Pittsburgh, February 25, 1861; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of…