urn:taro:utexas.cah.03049 A Guide to the James C. Wilson Biographical Sketch, 1874-1951 Original EAD encoding by Evan Usler according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. August 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Wilson, James C., 1874-1951 Wilson (James C.) Biographical Sketch 1874-1951 Materials are written in English. 66-13 1 vol. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin The James C. Wilson Biographical Sketch, 1874-1951, by Joseph H. McCracken III, documents Wilson’s life and career as an attorney, politician, and judge. Biographical Note

Congressman James Clifton Wilson (1874-1951) was born in Palo Pinto, Texas, and graduated from the University of Texas with a law degree in 1896. After practicing law as the assistant prosecuting attorney (1898-1900) and prosecuting attorney of Parker County (1902-1908), Wilson was appointed as the assistant district attorney of Tarrant County (1912-1913) and served as chairman of the Democratic County Executive Committee. Subsequently, he was the United States attorney for the northern district of Texas from 1913 to 1917. Wilson served in the U.S. House of Representatives from March 1917 until his appointment by President Woodrow Wilson as a judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in 1919.

Source: “Wilson, James Clifton.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 9, 2011.http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000593.

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The James C. Wilson Biographical Sketch, 1874-1951, by Joseph H. McCracken III, documents Wilson’s life and career as an attorney, politician, and judge.

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Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Wilson, James C., 1874-1951 -- Archives McCracken, Joseph H. Subjects (Organizations) United States. Congress (65th, 2nd session : 1917-1918). House United States. Congress (66th, 2nd session : 1919-1920). House United States. Congress -- History -- 20th century. United States. Congress. House -- Biography. Subjects Legislators -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Legislators -- Texas -- History -- 20th century. Lawyers -- Texas -- History -- 20th century. Politicians -- Texas -- History -- 20th century. Preferred Citation

James C. Wilson Biographical Sketch, 1874-1951, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

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Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2L417 Biographical sketch of James C. Wilson by Joseph H. McCracken III