Isaac Wilson (June 25, 1780 Middlebury, then

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, now

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– October 25, 1848 Batavia,

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) was an American politician from

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and

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Life

Wilson served in the War of 1812 as a

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. He moved to

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. He was a member from Genesee County of the

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in 1816–1817. He was a member of the

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(Western D.) from 1818 to 1821. He was First Judge of the Genesee County Court from 1821 to 1823. Wilson was declared elected as a

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to the

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, holding office from March 4, 1823, to January 7, 1824, when he was succeeded by Parmenio Adams. Wilson took his seat when Congress met on December 1, 1823, but Adams contested Wilson's election, because the election inspectors had made mistakes when certifying the returns. Wilson was again First Judge of the Genesee County Court from 1830 to 1836. Afterwards he moved to Head of the Big Woods in

. At Wilson's suggestion, the place was renamed

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, after his former home. He was appointed Postmaster of Batavia on February 6, 1841, and served until July 21, 1846, when his successor was appointed. He was buried at the East Batavia Cemetery in Batavia, Illinois.

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''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 71, 123f, 147, 192, 317, 360 and 448; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner (1867; page 269)
''Cases of Contested Elections in Congress 1789 to 1834''
compiled by Matthew St. Clair Clarke and David A. Hall (

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, 1834; Case XLIX, pages 369ff)
''Place Names of Illinois''
by Edward Callary (page 25) {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Isaac 1780 births 1848 deaths New York state court judges New York (state) state senators Members of the New York State Assembly Politicians from Middlebury, Vermont Illinois postmasters People from Batavia, Illinois Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) 19th-century New York state court judges Members of the United States House of Representatives removed by contest 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives

Life

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