Eugene McLanahan Wilson
| Eugene McLanahan Wilson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 |
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| Preceded by | Ignatius L. Donnelly |
| Succeeded by | John T. Averill |
| 5th Mayor of Minneapolis | |
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In office April 9, 1872 – April 8, 1873 |
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| Preceded by | Eli B. Ames |
| Succeeded by | George A. Brackett |
| 7th Mayor of Minneapolis | |
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In office April 14, 1874 – April 13, 1875 |
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| Preceded by | George A. Brackett |
| Succeeded by | Orlando C. Merriman |
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December 25, 1833 Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Died | April 10, 1890 (aged 56) Nassau, Bahamas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Delia A. Payne |
Eugene McLanahan Wilson (December 25, 1833 – April 10, 1890) was a lawyer and Democratic politician who served in various legal and political offices in Minnesota including as a member of Congress and as the fifth and seventh mayor of Minneapolis.
Wilson was born in Morgantown, Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia) on December 25, 1833. His father Edgar Campbell Wilson had been a lawyer and US representative from Virginia (as had his grandfather Thomas Wilson). On his mother's side he was the great-grandson of Isaac Griffin, also a longtime US Representative from Pennsylvania. He attended school in Morgantown and graduated from Jefferson College in 1852. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1855 and relocated to Minnesota shortly thereafter.
Wilson worked in Winona, Minnesota for several years in a law practice with former classmate William B. Mitchell. In 1857 he was named United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota and relocated to Minneapolis. During the Civil War Wilson served in the Union Army as captain of Company A in the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. The regiment was primarily involved with the Dakota War of 1862.
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