Matthew Wilson

Matthew Wilson

Seal

Sessions

Sessions Office Position District Party
1825-1826 Representative Democrat
1826-1827 Representative Democrat
1827-1828 Representative Democrat
Counties Huntingdon

Biography

01/14/1777 - 12/28/1864


WILSON, Matthew, a Representative from Huntingdon County; born, January 14, 1777 in Huntingdon County, Pa.; elected, commissioner, Huntingdon County (1815); owner, grist mill (1820-1838); owner, saw mill (1820-1838); elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1825-1826, 1826-1827 and 1827-1828 terms; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1828-1829 term; unsuccessful campaign, council, Zanesville, Oh. (1850); iron merchant (1850); died, December 28, 1864 in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio; interred, Greenwood Cemetery, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio


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