John Wilson (Arkansas politician)

John Wilson
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the Pike County district
In office
November 2, 1840 – November 7, 1842
Preceded byA. Thompson
Succeeded byWilliam Bizzell
Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office
October 6, 1828 – October 3, 1831
October 7, 1833 – December 4, 1837
Succeeded byGrandison Royston
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the Clark County district
In office
October 3, 1831 – December 4, 1837
Succeeded byA.H. Rutherford
Delegate to 1836 Arkansas Constitutional Convention
In office
January 4, 1836 – January 30, 1836
ConstituencyClark County
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the Hempstead County district
In office
October 6, 1823 – October 3, 1831
Personal details
Died1865
Texas
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Colonel John Wilson (died 1865) was an American politician. He served as the Speaker of the House of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1836 to 1837. He killed fellow representative Joseph J. Anthony in 1837, being acquitted but expelled from the House. He was later reelected in 1840. Wilson died in Texas in 1865.

  1. ^ Priest, Sharon (1998). Runnells, Jonathan (ed.). Historical Report of the Arkansas Secretary of State. Office of the Arkansas Secretary of State. pp. 212–219. ISBN 9780313302121. OCLC 40157815.