Hiram V. Willson:
Born: April 1808
Birthplace: Madison County New York
Father: Lewis Wilson Unknown – 1859
(Buried: Somerset Cemetery Somerset New York)
Mother: Dorcas Gillett Unknown – 1862
(Buried: Somerset Cemetery Somerset New York)
Wife: Martha Ten Eyck Unknown – 1844
(Buried: Lake View Cemetery Cleveland Ohio)
Children:
Martha Willson 1841 – 1841
(Buried: Erie Street Cemetery Cleveland Ohio)
Education:
1832: Graduated from Hamilton College
Occupation before War:
1834 – 1855: Attorney in Cleveland Ohio
1852: Unsuccessful candidate for United States Congress
1854: sent to lobby U.S. Congress to divide the state into two districts of the Federal Judicial system.
1855 – 1866: Judge of U.S. District Court for Northern Ohio District
1858: Judge for the trial of Oberlin – Wellington Rescue Conspirators
Civil War Career:
1855 – 1866: Judge of U.S. District Court for Northern Ohio District
Occupation after War:
1855 – 1866: Judge of U.S. District Court for Northern Ohio District
Died: November 11, 1866
Place of Death: Cleveland Ohio
Cause of Death: Consumption
Age at time of Death: 58 years old
Burial Place: Lake View Cemetery Cleveland Ohio
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