James Falconer Wilson

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James Falconer Wilson
James Falconer Wilson
Junior Senator, Iowa
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1895
Preceded by James W. McDill
Succeeded by John H. Gear
Born October 19, 1828
Newark, Ohio, USA
Died April 22, 1895
Fairfield, Iowa, USA
Political party Republican
Spouse Mary A. K. Jewett Wilson
Profession Politician, Lawyer

James Falconer Wilson (October 19, 1828 – April 22, 1895) was a U.S. Congressman from Iowa during the American Civil War.

Wilson was born in Newark, Ohio. A Republican, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in October 1861.

He supported Civil Rights moves and objected to President Andrew Johnson's attempts to veto the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the Reconstruction Acts. He voted to impeach President Johnson and was a member of the prosecution in his impeachment trials in 1868.

President Ulysses S. Grant offered the post of Secretary of State to Wilson, but he declined it, serving instead as government director of the Pacific Railroad. He remained in Congress as a member of the U.S. Senate for Iowa. He served as chairman of the Committee of Mines and Mining.

Preceded by
Samuel R. Curtis		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Iowa's 1st congressional district
October 8, 1861 – March 3, 1869		 Succeeded by
George W. McCrary
Preceded by
James W. McDill		 United States Senator (Class 2) from Iowa
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1895
Served alongside: William B. Allison		 Succeeded by
John H. Gear
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