Edgar Bright Wilson (politician)

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Edgar Bright Wilson
Born1874
Chapel Hill, Tennessee, U.S.
Died1953
EducationChapel Hill Academy
Alma mater Cumberland University
OccupationLawyer, politician
Political party Democratic Party
SpouseAnna Lackey
Parent(s)James A. Wilson
Mary Graves
Relatives Samuel Franklin Wilson (paternal uncle)

Edgar Bright Wilson (1874-1953) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1901 to 1903.

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Early life

Edgar Brighton Wilson was born in 1874. [1] His father, James A. Wilson, was a veteran of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. [1] His mother was Mary Graves. [1] His paternal uncle, Samuel Franklin Wilson, was a Confederate veteran and a judge. [1]

Wilson was educated at the Chapel Hill Academy. [1] He graduated from Cumberland University in 1893. [1] He studied the law under his uncle, and he was admitted to the bar in 1894. [1]

Career

Wilson practised the law in Gallatin, Tennessee from 1894 to 1901. [1] He was a lawyer in Nashville, Tennessee from 1901 onward. [1]

Wilson served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1898 to 1903, representing Sumner County. [1] He also served as the Speaker of the House from 1901 to 1903. [1]

Personal life and death

Wilson married Anna Lackey in 1902. [1] He was a Freemason and a member of the Knights of Pythias. [1] He was a Presbyterian. [1] He died in 1953.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Allison, John (1905). Notable Men of Tennessee: Personal and Genealogical, with portraits. Atlanta, Georgia: Southern historical Association. pp. 110–111. OCLC   2561350 – via Internet Archive.


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