A Guide to the James C. Wilson Biographical Sketch, 1874-1951
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Wilson, James C., 1874-1951 | |
| Title: | Wilson (James C.) Biographical Sketch | |
| Dates: | 1874-1951 | |
| Abstract: | 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. | |
| Accession No.: | 66-13 | |
| OCLC No.: | ||
| Extent: | 1 vol. | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin | |
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.
Scope and Contents
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.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
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. | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
James C. Wilson Biographical Sketch, 1874-1951, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by WHR, September 1965.
Detailed Description of the Papers
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| 2L417 | Biographical sketch of James C. Wilson by Joseph H. McCracken III | ||||||||||||