Thomas Wilson (Minnesota)

For other people of the same name, see Thomas Wilson (disambiguation).

The Honourable Thomas Wilson


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Minnesota's 1st congressional district
In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
Preceded by	Milo White
Succeeded by	Mark H. Dunnell
Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
In office 1865–1869
Nominated by	Stephen Miller
Preceded by	LaFayette Emmett
Succeeded by	James Gilfillan
Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
In office 1864–1865
Nominated by	Stephen Miller
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office 1882–1885
Member of the Minnesota Senate
In office 1880–1882
Personal details
Born	May 16, 1827 Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland
Died	April 3, 1910 (aged 82) Saint Paul, Minnesota
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic

Thomas Wilson (May 16, 1827 – April 3, 1910) was an American lawyer, Minnesota congressman and state legislator, associate justice and the 2nd chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court.

Wilson was born in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland; attended the common schools; immigrated to the United States in 1839 with his parents, who settled in Venango County, Pennsylvania; was graduated from Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania, in 1852; studied law; was admitted to the bar in February 1855 and commenced practice in Winona, Minnesota; member of the Minnesota Constitutional convention in 1857; judge of the third judicial district court 1857 – 1864; associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1864; chief justice from 1865 to July 1869, when he resigned; resumed the practice of law; member of the Minnesota House of Representatives 1880 – 1882; served in the Minnesota Senate 1882–1885; elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth Congress (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889); unsuccessful candidate for re-election; unsuccessful candidate for Governor in 1890; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1892; general counsel for the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad until his death in Saint Paul, Minnesota, April 3, 1910; interment in Woodlawn Cemetery, Winona, Minnesota.

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External links

Thomas Wilson (Minnesota) at Minnesota Legislators Past & Present

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Milo White	U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 1st congressional district 1887–1889	Succeeded by Mark H. Dunnell

Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Minnesota

Emmett T. Wilson Gilfillan Ripley McMillan Gilfillan Start Brown S. Wilson Devaney Gallagher Loring Dell Knutson Sheran Amdahl Popovich Keith Blatz Anderson Magnuson Gildea

Minnesota Supreme Court Justices

Territorial (1849–1858)	Goodrich Cooper Meeker Fuller Hayner Chatfield Sherburne Welch R. Nelson Flandrau

State (since 1858)	Flandrau Atwater Emmett T. Wilson McMillan Berry Gilfillan Ripley Young Cornell Mitchell Clark Dickinson Vanderburgh Collins Buck Canty Start C. Brown Lovely Lewis Douglas Jaggard Elliott O'Brien Simpson Bunn P. Brown Holt Hallam Schaller Quinn Dibell S. Wilson Stone Hilton Olsen Loring Devaney Olson H. Peterson H. Gallagher Streissguth Pirsig Youngdahl T. Gallagher Magney Matson W. Christianson F. Gallagher Knutson T. Christianson Dell M. Nelson Murphy Loevinger Otis Rogosheske Sheran C.D. Peterson F. Kelly Todd MacLaughlin Yetka Scott Wahl Amdahl Simonett G. Kelley Coyne Popovich Keith Tomljanovich Ogren Page P. Anderson Stringer Blatz Gilbert R. Anderson Ericksen Meyer Hanson G.B. Anderson Gildea Dietzen Magnuson Stras Wright Lillehaug Hudson Chutich

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 14388346 LCCN: no98073554 US Congress: W000614

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