Wilson, Henry
Died: 1875 AD, at 63 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Politician, Senator
1812 – He was born on the 16th day of February this year in Farmington, New Hampshire.
1833 – He had his name legally changed by the legislature to Henry Wilson. He moved to Natick, Massachusetts and became a shoemaker.
1841 – He was a member of the state legislature from this year until 1852.
1848 – He was the owner and editor of the Boston Republican from this year until 1851.
1852 – He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in the Congress.
1853 – He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention and was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Massachusetts.
1855 – He was elected to the United States Senate by a coalition of Free-Soilers, Americans, and Democrats to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Edward Everett.
1859 – He was re-elected as a Republican this year, in 1865 and 1871.
1861 – He raised and commanded the Twenty-second Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.]
1873 – He was elected Vice President of the United States on the Republican ticket with President Ulysses S. Grant. He served from this year until his death.
1875 – He died this year in the United States Capitol Building at Washington, DC.
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The Bungalow Book: Floor Plans and Photos of 112 Houses, 1910 by Henry L. Wilson (Paperback - Sep 29, 2006) Cozy, charming, and distinctly Californian, the low, rambling bungalow is an enduring architectural icon, designed to survive earthquakes. Wilson, aka "The Bungalow Man," collected 112 of the most...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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History Of The Antislavery Measures Of The Thirty-Seventh And Thirty-Eighth United States Congresses, 1861-64 by Henry Wilson (Paperback - Jun 1, 2007) This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Our Nig; or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black, In A Two-Story White House, North. Showing That Slavery's Shadows Fall Even There by Harriet E. Wilson and Jr. Henry Louis Gates (Paperback - May 4, 1983) The 1859 novel tracing the life of a mulatto foundling abused by a white family in 19th century New England... |
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