About Wilson Carey
Born 1831. Wilson Carey was an American politician.
Wilson Carey (August 1, 1831 – c. 1905) was a farmer and Reconstruction era politician in North Carolina serving in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Biography Carey was born in the 1830s (with different sources giving 1830, August 1, 1831 or 1834/5) in Amelia County, Virginia and was educated in Richmond before moving to North Carolina in 1855.
He was originally a farmer, served as a magistrate and county commissioner. He was also elected in 1870 to serve in the North Carolina Senate for the 24th district in the next session, but did not take his seat.
He served again in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1874 until 1880 winning re-election in 1876 and 1878, and finally was elected for a final term in 1889.
Carey moved to Washington, D.C. sometime before 1900 with his family where he lived at least until 1905.
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