Harry Wilson (politician)

Harry D. Wilson
Louisiana Commissioner of
Agriculture and Forestry
In office
1916 – January 7, 1948
Succeeded byMillard Perkins (interim)
W. E. Anderson
Personal details
Born(1869-05-05)May 5, 1869
Independence
Tangipahoa Parish
Louisiana, USA
DiedJanuary 7, 1948(1948-01-07) (aged 78)
Amite, Tangipahoa Parish
Resting placeAmite Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseOlivette Mintern Toadvin Wilson
RelationsBolivar Edwards Kemp, Jr. (son-in-law)
ChildrenWilliam Edward Wilson

Mennette Estelle Wilson Kemp
John Glen Wilson
Olivette Martha Wilson Garrison
Wilbur Wilson
Justin E. Wilson[1]

Helen Eloise Wilson Heidelberg
OccupationFarmer; Politician

Harry D. Wilson (May 5, 1869 – January 7, 1948)[2] was a Democratic politician from Tangipahoa Parish, one of the Florida Parishes of southeastern Louisiana, who served from 1916 until his death as the Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry. He was the father of the humorist and chef Justin E. Wilson.[3]

  1. ^ "Harry D. Wilson (1869-1948)". records.ancestry.com. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  2. ^ Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, January 8, 1948
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference indp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).