Wilson was born in Yorkshire, England, on August 21, 1818. He immigrated to the Republic of Texas in 1836.
In 1842 he joined Charles K. Reese in the ill-fated Somervell Expedition. Captured while serving with the company, he managed to escape on 30 July 1843.
In addition to his legal career, Wilson also served as a Methodist minister.
He died in Gonzales on 7 February 1861. Wilson was originally buried in Askey Cemetery near Gonzales but later was moved to the Texas State Cemetery in Austin.
james, charles, wilson, august, 1816, february, 1861, early, settler, texas, later, state, legislator, born, 1816, august, 1816yorkshire, englanddiedfebruary, 1861, 1861, aged, occupation, texas, settler, legislatorfor, other, people, named, james, wilson, jam. James Charles Wilson 24 August 1816 7 February 1861 was an early settler of Texas and later a state legislator James Charles WilsonBorn 1816 08 24 August 24 1816Yorkshire EnglandDiedFebruary 7 1861 1861 02 07 aged 44 Occupation s Texas settler and legislatorFor other people named James Wilson see James Wilson disambiguation Wilson was born in Yorkshire England on August 21 1818 He immigrated to the Republic of Texas in 1836 In 1842 he joined Charles K Reese in the ill fated Somervell Expedition Captured while serving with the company he managed to escape on 30 July 1843 He lived in Brazoria Texas where he became district clerk before representing Calhoun Jackson Matagorda and Wharton counties in the House of Representatives of the Third and Fourth Legislatures from 1848 to 1853 In 1856 he became commissioner of the Court of Claims In addition to his legal career Wilson also served as a Methodist minister He died in Gonzales on 7 February 1861 Wilson was originally buried in Askey Cemetery near Gonzales but later was moved to the Texas State Cemetery in Austin Wilson County Texas is named in his honor 1 References Edit Wilson James C Jr 1910 James Charles Wilson A Sketch of His Life Wilson Printing Co Victoria Texas External links EditJames Charles Wilson from the Handbook of Texas Online James Charles Wilson at the Texas State CemeteryTexas SenatePreceded byHenry Lawrence Kinney Texas State Senatorfrom District 19 Brazoria 1851 1853 Succeeded byCharles G Keenan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Charles Wilson amp oldid 1176653947, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
