Joe Nathan Wilson (November 1, 1922 – August 13, 2015) was an American politician in the state of

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

. Wilson was born in

Centerville, Iowa Centerville is a city in and the county seat of Appanoose County, Iowa, Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,412 in the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, a decline from 5,924 in 2000 United States Census, 2000. After ...

. He attended the

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Law School and was a farmer. He also served in

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in the United States Navy. He was a Republican State Senator from Appanoose County from 1961 to 1965. Wilson died in August 2015 at the age of 92. He was interred in Unionville Cemetery in Unionville, Appanoose County, Iowa.

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1922 births 2015 deaths United States Navy personnel of World War II Farmers from Iowa Iowa Republicans People from Centerville, Iowa University of Washington School of Law alumni {{Iowa-politician-stub