Wilson, Thomas
lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born May 16, 1827, in Ireland. He was elected district judge in 1857, and held the office until 1864, when he was appointed by the governor associate justice of the supreme court of Minnesota. He was elected chief justice of the state in 1864, and held the office till 1869, when he resigned. In 1880 he was elected a member of the state house of representatives; and in 1882 was elected state senator, and served 1882-85. In 1886 he was elected to the fiftieth congress as a democrat.