Hercules Wilson | |
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Member of the GeorgiaHouseofRepresentatives from the Georgia's 2nd House of Representatives district | |
Personal details | |
Born | Georgia, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Residence(s) | Darien, Georgia, U.S. |
Occupation | Brickmason |
Profession | Politician |
Hercules Wilson was an American politician. He represented McIntosh County, Georgia in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1882 until 1885. [1] [2] [3]
Hercules Wilson was born in Georgia. He had at least one sibling, Anthony Wilson. [4]
Wilson was a brickmason. [5] He ran to represent McIntosh County, Georgia in the Georgia House of Representatives in 1882. [6] [7] He was endorsed by Tunis Campbell. Wilson won the election. [8]
He ran for re-election in 1884. During the election, the Union and Recorder in Milledgeville noted that: "He will feel lonesome having no one of his color to keep him company." [9] He won re-election and served a second term through 1885. [6] His brother Anthony also won election and served during this term. While in the House, Wilson lived with his brother Anthony and other fellow African-American legislator with the last name Frasier from Liberty County, Georgia. [4]
Wayne County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,144. The county seat is Jesup.
McIntosh County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,975, a drop of 23.4 percent since the 2010 census. The county seat is Darien.
Milledgeville is a city in and the county seat of Baldwin County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is northeast of Macon and bordered on the east by the Oconee River. The rapid current of the river here made this an attractive location to build a city. It was the capital of Georgia from 1804 to 1868, including during the American Civil War. Milledgeville was preceded as the capital city by Louisville and was succeeded by Atlanta, the current capital. Today U.S. Highway 441 connects Milledgeville to Madison, Athens, and Dublin.
Darien is a city in and the county seat of McIntosh County, Georgia, United States. It lies on Georgia's coast at the mouth of the Altamaha River, approximately 50 miles south of Savannah, and is part of the Brunswick, Georgia metropolitan statistical area. It is the second-oldest planned city in Georgia and was originally called New Inverness. The population of Darien was 1,460 at the 2020 census, down from 1,975 in 2010.
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Lachlan McIntosh was a Scottish American military and political leader during the American Revolution and the early United States. In a 1777 duel, he fatally shot Button Gwinnett, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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