T. Webber Wilson
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Thomas Webber Wilson was a U.S. Representative
from Mississippi
.
Born in Coldwater, Mississippi
, Wilson attended the public schools of his native city.
He was graduated from the law department of the University of Mississippi at Oxford in 1913.
He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced the practice of law in Laurel, Mississippi
.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Jones County 1915-1919.
He served as district attorney for the twelfth judicial district of Mississippi 1919-1923.
Wilson was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, and Seventieth Congresses (March 4, 1923-March 3, 1929).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1928 but was an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination for United States Senator.
He engaged in the private practice of law 1928-1933.
He was appointed a Federal judge for the Virgin Islands and served from 1933 until 1935.
He served as member of the Parole Board in the Justice Department, Washington, D.C.
from 1935 to 1947.
He died in Coldwater, Mississippi
, January 31, 1948.
He was interred in Magnolia Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
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Born in Coldwater, Mississippi
Coldwater, Mississippi
Coldwater is a small town in Tate County, Mississippi, United States. It is in the Memphis Metropolitan Area or Mid-South. The population was 1,674 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Coldwater is located at...
, Wilson attended the public schools of his native city.
He was graduated from the law department of the University of Mississippi at Oxford in 1913.
He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced the practice of law in Laurel, Mississippi
Laurel, Mississippi
Laurel is a city located in Jones County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 18,393 although a significant population increase has been reported following Hurricane Katrina. Located in southeast Mississippi, southeast of...
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He served as prosecuting attorney of Jones County 1915-1919.
He served as district attorney for the twelfth judicial district of Mississippi 1919-1923.
Wilson was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, and Seventieth Congresses (March 4, 1923-March 3, 1929).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1928 but was an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination for United States Senator.
He engaged in the private practice of law 1928-1933.
He was appointed a Federal judge for the Virgin Islands and served from 1933 until 1935.
He served as member of the Parole Board in the Justice Department, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
from 1935 to 1947.
He died in Coldwater, Mississippi
Coldwater, Mississippi
Coldwater is a small town in Tate County, Mississippi, United States. It is in the Memphis Metropolitan Area or Mid-South. The population was 1,674 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Coldwater is located at...
, January 31, 1948.
He was interred in Magnolia Cemetery.