James T.D. Wilson

James Theodore Dudley Wilson (July 4, 1820 – November 23, 1902) was a soldier, merchant, banker, and mayor of Houston.

Early life Wilson was born in St. Louis on July 4, 1820, to Margaret Pendergrast Wilson, the first wife of Robert Wilson, a co-founder of Houston. Margaret died in 1823, after which he lived with a variety of relatives and friends in Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, and Mississippi.

Career Already working as a clerk as a teenager in Kentucky, Wilson moved to Texas. His first job there was as a sales clerk for W. C. White in Columbia. He enlisted as a private in the Texas Army in 1836. In 1837, he moved to the new temporary capitol of the Republic of Texas, Houston. He followed his father, Robert Wilson, a co-founder of Houston and a merchant there.

Personal life Wilson was married Mary Adaline Cornelia Cone. They had six children.

Death Wilson died on November 23, 1902.