Will Wilson
| Will Reid Wilson, Sr. | |
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| Attorney General of Texas, USA | |
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In office 1957–1963 |
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| Preceded by | John Ben Shepperd |
| Succeeded by | Waggoner Carr |
| Assistant United States Attorney General, Criminal Division | |
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In office 1969–1971 |
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| Texas Supreme Court associate justice | |
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In office 1951–1956 |
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| Dallas County district attorney | |
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In office 1947–1951 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 29, 1912 Dallas, Texas |
| Died | December 14, 2005 (aged 93) Austin, Travis County, Texas |
| Resting place | Texas State Cemetery in Austin |
| Political party | Democratic; switched to Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Marjorie Lou Ashcroft Wilson (married 1948-1984, her death) |
| Children | Two sons, including Will Wilson, Jr. |
| Residence | Austin, Texas |
| Alma mater | Southern Methodist University |
| Occupation | Attorney; Rancher |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Will Reid Wilson, Sr. (July 29, 1912 – December 14, 2005), was a prominent Democratic politician in his native Texas best known for his service as attorney general of Texas from 1957-1963. In 1968, he joined the Republican Party to support the election of Richard M. Nixon as U.S. President. Nixon thereafter named Wilson an assistant U.S. attorney general under John Newton Mitchell. Wilson left the federal post a year before the Watergate burglary began to shatter the Nixon administration.
Wilson was born to Will R. and Kate Wilson in Dallas, where he graduated from Highland Park High School. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Geology at the University of Oklahoma at Norman. Then he entered the Dedham Law School of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, where he was named a "Distinguished Graduate". He joined the law firm of Turner, Rogers, and Wynn and served as aide to Dallas Mayor Woodall Rogers, who served in the nonpartisan position from 1939 to 1947. Wilson left Dallas to become an assistant Texas attorney general in the state capital in Austin.
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