Samuel Franklin Wilson

Samuel Franklin Wilson
Samuel Franklin Wilson
Member of the Tennessee Senate
	In office; 1879–1880
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
	In office; 1877–1879
Constituency	Sumner County
Personal details
Born	April 18, 1845; Sumner County, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	June 14, 1923 (aged 78); Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse	Mary Lytton Bostick (m. 1880)
Children	2 sons, 3 daughters
Parent(s)	Samuel Wilson; Nancy Moore
Relatives	Edgar Bright Wilson (nephew)
Alma mater	University of Georgia; Cumberland University;
Occupation	Jurist, politician
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Samuel Franklin Wilson (1845-1923) was an American Confederate veteran, politician and judge.

Early life

Samuel Franklin Wilson was born on April 18, 1845, in Sumner County, Tennessee.^[1]^[2] He was of English descent.^[2] During paternal great-great-uncle, Zachary Wilson, was a signatory of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.^[2] His father was Samuel Wilson and his mother, Nancy Moore.^[2] He had seven siblings.^[2]

During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, he served under Colonel William B. Bate and General Edmund Kirby Smith in the Confederate States Army.^[2] He lost an arm at the Battle of Chickamauga.^[2]

After the war, Wilson graduated from the University of Georgia in 1868.^[2] He received a law degree from Cumberland University.^[2]

Career

Wilson practised the law in Gallatin, Tennessee.^[2]

Wilson was a member of the Democratic Party.^[3] He served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1877 to 1879, sitting on the judiciary committee.^[2] He was elected to the Tennessee Senate in 1879, and served as the chairman of its judiciary committee.^[2] He was elected by the "low taxers" to represent Tennessee at the 1880 Democratic National Convention, but he lost to Alvin Hawkins.^[3]

Wilson was appointed as a United States Marshal from 1885 to 1889, under President Grover Cleveland.^[3] He served as a Judge on the Tennessee Court of Chancery Appeals from 1895 to 1901.^[3]

Personal life and death

Wilson married Mary Lytton Bostick on August 19, 1880.^[1]^[2] They had two sons and three daughters.^[2] He died in Knoxville on June 14, 1923.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XII. James T. White & Company. 1904. pp. 193–194. Retrieved August 14, 2020 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Allison, John (1905). Notable Men of Tennessee: Personal and Genealogical, with portraits. Atlanta, Georgia: Southern historical Association. pp. 72–74. OCLC 2561350 – via Internet Archive.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Majors, William R. (1986). Change and Continuity: Tennessee Politics Since the Civil War. Macon, Georgia: Mercer. p. 15. ISBN 9780865542099. OCLC 13642679. samuel franklin wilson tennessee.
^ Perry, Ralph H. (June 14, 1923). "Judge Wilson Had Eventful Career". The Jackson Sun. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 1. Retrieved August 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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[Cyclopaedia-1] The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XII. James T. White & Company. 1904. pp. 193–194. Retrieved August 14, 2020 – via Google Books.

[allison72-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Allison, John (1905). Notable Men of Tennessee: Personal and Genealogical, with portraits. Atlanta, Georgia: Southern historical Association. pp. 72–74. OCLC 2561350 – via Internet Archive.

[majorschangeand-3] Majors, William R. (1986). Change and Continuity: Tennessee Politics Since the Civil War. Macon, Georgia: Mercer. p. 15. ISBN 9780865542099. OCLC 13642679. samuel franklin wilson tennessee.

[4] Perry, Ralph H. (June 14, 1923). "Judge Wilson Had Eventful Career". The Jackson Sun. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 1. Retrieved August 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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