John Henry Wilson (January 30, 1846 – January 14, 1923) was a U.S. Representative from

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. Born in

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, Wilson pursued preparatory studies. He graduated from

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in June 1870. After this he studied law. Wilson was admitted to the bar in September 1871 and commenced practice in

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. He was also greatly interested in agricultural pursuits and the construction of the Dixie Highway. He served as member of the

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from 1883 to 1887. Wilson was elected as a

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to the Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress. He resumed the practice of his profession in

. He died in

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, January 14, 1923. He was interred in Barbourville Cemetery.

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