William W. Wilshire
(September 8, 1830 — August 19, 1888) Wilshire was a coal miner, businessman, and lawyer. William Wilshire was born in Gallatin County, Illinois and moved to Arkansas after the Civil War. Prior to the war, he lived in California and was a gold miner. He served in the Union Army and commenced practicing law after the war. He was the Chief Justice on of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1868 to 1871. He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-Third Congress. Thomas Gunter, elected as a Democrat, successfully contested Wilshire’s election and succeeded him June 16, 1874. Wilshire served in Congress from March 4, 1873 to June 16, 1874.
[Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000567]
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Arkansas Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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