James Clifton Wilson
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James Clifton Wilson was a U.S. Representative
from Texas
.
Born in Palo Pinto, Texas
, Wilson attended the public schools and Weatherford (Texas) College.
He was graduated from the law department of the University of Texas at Austin
in 1896.
He was admitted to the bar
the same year and commenced practice in Weatherford, Texas
.
He served as assistant prosecuting attorney of Parker County 1898-1900 and prosecuting attorney 1902-1908.
He served as chairman of the Democratic county executive committee 1908-1912.
He moved to Fort Worth in November 1912 and served as assistant district attorney of Tarrant County until July 1913.
United States attorney for the northern district of Texas from July 1913 to March 1917.
Wilson was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-fifth
and Sixty-sixth
Congresses and served from March 4, 1917, to March 3, 1919, when he resigned.
He was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson as a judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
, serving from March 13, 1919, until his retirement in 1947.
He died in Fort Worth, Texas
, August 3, 1951, and was interred in Rose Hill Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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Born in Palo Pinto, Texas
Palo Pinto, Texas
Palo Pinto is an unincorporated town in Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States. It is the county seat , and has an estimated population of 425.-History:...
, Wilson attended the public schools and Weatherford (Texas) College.
He was graduated from the law department of the University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
in 1896.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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the same year and commenced practice in Weatherford, Texas
Weatherford, Texas
Weatherford is a city in Parker County, Texas, United States, and a western suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 19,000 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Parker County and is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.-Geography:...
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He served as assistant prosecuting attorney of Parker County 1898-1900 and prosecuting attorney 1902-1908.
He served as chairman of the Democratic county executive committee 1908-1912.
He moved to Fort Worth in November 1912 and served as assistant district attorney of Tarrant County until July 1913.
United States attorney for the northern district of Texas from July 1913 to March 1917.
Wilson was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Sixty-fifth
65th United States Congress
The Sixty-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1917 to March 4, 1919, during the fourth and fifth...
and Sixty-sixth
66th United States Congress
The Sixty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919 to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of...
Congresses and served from March 4, 1917, to March 3, 1919, when he resigned.
He was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson as a judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas is a United States district court. Its first judge, Andrew Phelps McCormick, was appointed to the court on April 10, 1879. The court convenes in Dallas, Texas with divisions in Fort Worth, Amarillo, Abilene, Lubbock, San Angelo...
, serving from March 13, 1919, until his retirement in 1947.
He died in Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
, August 3, 1951, and was interred in Rose Hill Cemetery.