Emanuel Willis Wilson

Infobox Governor
name= Emanuel Willis Wilson
caption=
order=7
office= Governor of West Virginia
term_start= 1885
term_end= 1890
predecessor= Jacob B. Jackson
successor= Aretas B. Fleming
birth_date= birth date|1844|8|11|mf=y
birth_place= Harpers Ferry, WV
death_date= death date and age|1905|5|28|1844|8|11|mf=y
death_place=
spouse=
profession= Politician
party= Democrat
religion=
footnotes=

Emanuel Willis Wilson was born on August 11, 1844 in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia in Jefferson County. He was elected Governor of West Virginia in 1884. When the Legislature disputed the Election of 1888, both Governor Wilson and State Senate President Robert S. Carr claimed the right to sit as Governor until the dispute was resolved. The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia ruled that Wilson should remain Governor. He left office on February 6, 1890 because the Legislature had decided Aretas B. Fleming had defeated Nathan Goff, Jr.. After leaving the Governor's Office, Wilson had an unsuccessful bid for Congress. He died on May 28, 1905. [http://www.wvculture.org/History/ewwilson.html]

ee also

*List of Governors of West Virginia

ources

* [http://www.wvculture.org/history West Virginia Archives & History]

External links

* [http://www.wvculture.org/history/ewwilson.html Biography of Emanuel W. Wilson]
* [http://www.wvculture.org/history/wilsonia.html Inaugural Address of Emanuel W. Wilson]