James Wilson

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(9 April, 1825 -- 8 August, 1867) Wilson was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician. Born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Wilson studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1848. Wilson served in the Mexican American War from 1846 to 1847 and was appointed Captain of Volunteers in the Civil War. Wilson was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-Fifth and Thirty-Sixth Congresses serving from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1861. Subsequently, Wilson served as Minister to Venezuela from 1866 until his death in Caracas, Venezuela in 1867. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp]

Member of Indiana Delegation—The Road to Civil War.

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