Emanuel Willis Wilson (August 11, 1844May 28, 1905) was the
seventh governor of West Virginia, elected in
1884
Events
January–March
* January 4 – The Fabian Society is founded in London.
* January 5 – Gilbert and Sullivan's ''Princess Ida'' premières at the Savoy Theatre, London.
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, and serving from 1885 to 1890.
When the
West Virginia Legislature
The West Virginia Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of West Virginia. A bicameral legislative body, the legislature is split between the upper Senate and the lower House of Delegates. It was established under Article VI o ...
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
The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia is the state supreme court of the state of West Virginia, the highest of West Virginia's state courts. The court sits primarily at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, although from 1873 t ...
ruled that Wilson should remain Governor. He left office on February 6, 1890, because the Legislature had decided
Aretas B. Fleming
Aretas Brooks Fleming (October 15, 1839October 13, 1923) was the List of governors of West Virginia, 8th governor of West Virginia. In 1865, he married Carrie Watson Fleming, Carrie Watson."West Virginia's First Ladies," West Virginia Division of ...
had defeated
Nathan Goff, Jr.
Nathan Goff Jr. (February 9, 1843 – April 23, 1920) was a United States representative from West Virginia, a Union Army officer, the 28th United States Secretary of the Navy during President Rutherford B. Hayes administration, a United States ...
After leaving the governor's office, Wilson had an unsuccessful bid for Congress.
Wilson was governor during the period of the
Hatfield-McCoy feud. Devil Anse Hatfield named a son, Emanuel Willis Hatfield, born on February 10, 1888, for him.
He was married to
Henrietta Cotton.
["West Virginia's First Ladies," West Virginia Division of Culture and History, June 2007.] He died on May 28, 1905.
See also
*
List of governors of West Virginia
The governor of West Virginia is the head of government of West VirginiaWV Constitution article VII, § 5. and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.WV Constitution article VII, § 12. The governor has a duty to enforce state law ...
References
West Virginia Archives & History
External links
1844 births
1905 deaths
Burials at Spring Hill Cemetery (Charleston, West Virginia)
Democratic Party governors of West Virginia
People from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Speakers of the West Virginia House of Delegates
Democratic Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
19th-century American politicians
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