Wilson, Eugene McLanahan "E.M."
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Senate 1879-80 (District 27)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served: Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION |
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| Date of Birth: 12/25/1833 | Date of Death: 04/10/1890 | |
| Birth Place: Morgantown, West Virginia | Birth County: Monongalia | Birth Country: United States |
| Other Names: E.M. | ||
| Gender: Male | Religion: | |
| City of Residence (when first elected): Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected): Lawyer |
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EDUCATION |
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Common Schools; Elementary School
Morgantown Academy; Secondary Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania; College Graduate; 1852 Studied Law; Admitted to the Bar, 1855 |
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE |
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| U.S. Attorney | U.S. District Attorney, Minnesota | ??/??/1857 to ??/??/1861 | |
| Military | Union Army, 1st Minnesota Mounted Rangers, Company A (United States Civil War, Captain) | ??/??/186? to ??/??/186? | |
| U.S. Representative | 2nd Congressional District, Minnesota | Elected | 03/04/1869 to 03/03/1871 |
| Municipal Mayor | Minneapolis, Minnesota (City Mayor) | Elected | ??/??/1872 to ??/??/1875 |
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS |
| Spouse/Partner: Married |
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| Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: |
GENERAL NOTES |
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He came to Minnesota in 1856. His party affiliation was provide by the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Congress in 1874. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Minnesota in 1888. He died in Nassau, New Providence Island, British West Indies. He traveled there in an effort to regain his health. He was buried in Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. "For several generations the family has been prominent in public affairs in Virginia. His father, Edgar C. Wilson, was a representative in congress from Virginia from 1833 to 1835. His grandfather, Thomas Wilson, was a representative from Virginia from 1833 to 1813 [sic]. Soon after the organization of the government his great grandfather, on his mother's side, William Griffin, represented in congress a district comprising the western part of Pennsylvania." (Atwater, Isaac, "Honorable Eugene Wilson, Magazine of Western History, August 1888.) |
| Legislative Session: 21 (1879-1880) | ||||
| Body: Senate | Elected: 11/5/1878 | Term of Office: 1/7/1879 to 1/3/1881 | ||
| District: 27 | Residence: Minneapolis | |||
| Counties Represented: Hennepin | ||||
| Occupation: Lawyer | ||||
| Party: Democratic | ||||
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| Session Notes: His party affiliation was provide by the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. | ||||
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