Robert Wilson
Born: November 1803
Birthplace: Staunton, Virginia
Wife: Margaret W. Snoddy 1808 – 1837
(Buried: Walkup Cemetery, Armstrong, Missouri)
Children:
Mary Ann Wilson McDonald 1835 – 1920
(Buried: Mount Mora Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Missouri)
Political Party: Unionist Party
Occupation before War:
1820: Moved to Howard County, Missouri
School Teacher in Howard County, Missouri
1825: Howard County, Missouri Probate Judge
1829 – 1840: Clerk of County and Circuit Courts in Howard County
1837: Brigadier General of Missouri State Troops in Mormon War
1840 – 1852: Attorney in Huntsville, Missouri
1844: Missouri State Representative
1852 – 1862: Attorney in Andrew County, Missouri
1854: Missouri State Senator
Civil War Career:
1852 – 1862: Attorney in Andrew County, Missouri
1861: Delegate to Missouri State convention to decide on secession
1861: Vice President of Missouri State Convention
1862: Appointed U.S. Senator to fill vacancy of Waldo P. Johnson
1862 – 1863: United States Senator from Missouri
1862 – 1863: Member of Senate Indian Affairs Committee
1862 – 1863: Member of Senate Territories Committee
1863 – 1870: Farmer in Marshall, Missouri
Died: May 10, 1870
Place of Death: Marshall, Missouri
Age at time of Death: 66 years old
Burial Place: Mount Mora Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Missouri
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