About Edgar Bright Wilson
Lived 1874 – 1953 (aged 78). Edgar Bright Wilson was an American lawyer and politician.
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.
Early life Edgar Brighton Wilson was born in Chapel Hill, Tennessee on July 27, 1874. His father, James A. Wilson, was a veteran of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Wilson resigned from the New York State Bar on December 30, 1929.
Personal life and death Wilson married Anna Lackey in 1902.
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Who was Edgar Bright Wilson?
American lawyer and politician (1874–1953)
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Edgar Bright Wilson was born on 27 July 1874 in Chapel Hill.
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Edgar Bright Wilson died on 5 February 1953 in Washington, D.C..
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Edgar Bright Wilson was a lawyer and politician.
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