Stanyarne Wilson

Stanyarne Wilson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th district
In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901
Preceded by	George W. Shell
Succeeded by	Joseph T. Johnson
Member of the South Carolina Senate from Spartanburg County
In office November 22, 1892 – March 3, 1895
Preceded by	Robert Marion Smith
Succeeded by	Edgar Lycurgus Archer
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Spartanburg County
In office November 25, 1890 – November 22, 1892
In office November 25, 1884 – November 23, 1886
Personal details
Born	(1860-01-10)January 10, 1860 Yorkville, South Carolina
Died	February 14, 1928(1928-02-14) (aged 68) Spartanburg, South Carolina
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	King's Mountain Military School Washington and Lee University
Occupation	lawyer

Stanyarne Wilson (January 10, 1860 – February 14, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.

Born in Yorkville (now York), South Carolina, Wilson attended King's Mountain Military School and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar by an act of the legislature in 1880, then being a minor. He settled in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in 1881. Practiced law and was also interested in cotton manufactures, gold mining, iron works, and agriculture. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1884–1886 and 1890–1892. He served in the State senate 1892–1895. He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1895.

Wilson was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fourth, Fifty-fifth, and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901). He continued the practice of law in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and later in Richmond, Virginia, where he moved in 1913. He returned to Spartanburg, South Carolina, in January 1928, and died there February 14, 1928.^[1] He was interred in Church of the Advent Cemetery.