Joseph S. Wilson
Encyclopedia
Joseph S. Wilson was an immigrant from Ireland
to the United States
who held positions in the United States Department of the Treasury
and United States Department of the Interior
.
and settled in the District of Columbia at an early age. He became a Messenger in the United States Department of the Treasury
, and then a clerk. With the organization of the United States Department of the Interior
in 1849, he became Chief Clerk of the General Land Office
. He was appointed Commissioner of the General Land Office 1860-1861 and then again 1866-1871. His brother, John Wilson
previously was also commissioner.
Wilson died in Washington, D.C.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
who held positions in the United States Department of the Treasury
United States Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury is an executive department and the treasury of the United States federal government. It was established by an Act of Congress in 1789 to manage government revenue...
and United States Department of the Interior
United States Department of the Interior
The United States Department of the Interior is the United States federal executive department of the U.S. government responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land and natural resources, and the administration of programs relating to Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native...
.
Biography
Joseph S. Wilson was born in IrelandIreland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and settled in the District of Columbia at an early age. He became a Messenger in the United States Department of the Treasury
United States Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury is an executive department and the treasury of the United States federal government. It was established by an Act of Congress in 1789 to manage government revenue...
, and then a clerk. With the organization of the United States Department of the Interior
United States Department of the Interior
The United States Department of the Interior is the United States federal executive department of the U.S. government responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land and natural resources, and the administration of programs relating to Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native...
in 1849, he became Chief Clerk of the General Land Office
General Land Office
The General Land Office was an independent agency of the United States government responsible for public domain lands in the United States. It was created in 1812 to take over functions previously conducted by the United States Department of the Treasury...
. He was appointed Commissioner of the General Land Office 1860-1861 and then again 1866-1871. His brother, John Wilson
John Wilson (bureaucrat)
John Wilson was an immigrant from Ireland to the United States who held positions in the United States Department of the Treasury and United States Department of the Interior.-Biography:...
previously was also commissioner.
Wilson died in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....