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  Wilson, William H.
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AffiliationRepublican  
  1935-01-01  
 
NameWilliam H. Wilson
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States
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Born December 06, 1877
DiedAugust 11, 1937 (59 years)
ContributorChronicler
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Dec 06, 2020 07:32am
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InfoWILSON, William Henry, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., December 6, 1877; attended the public and high schools and was graduated from the law department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1898; was admitted to the bar in 1899 and commenced the practice of law in Philadelphia, Pa.; served as assistant city solicitor 1900-1909; member of the State house of representatives 1913-1915; served as director of public safety, Philadelphia, 1916-1920

US House (R-PA) 1935-1937; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1936

After losing his re-election bid, Wilson began making plans to move to Montecito, California. While on a visit to his building lot with his architect and landscape gardener, Wilson had a heart attack and died while on the way to the hospital (Sacramento Bee, 8/12/1937).

Remains were cremated and placed in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.

[Link] ; image source: Philadelphia Inquirer, 1/28/1935

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  11/03/1936 PA - District 02 Lost 37.53% (-22.29%)
  11/06/1934 PA - District 02 Won 54.71% (+10.17%)
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