Riley J. Wilson

{{Short description|American politician (1871–1946)}} {{Infobox officeholder | birth_name = Riley Joseph Wilson | image = RileyJWilson.jpg | image_size = | caption = | state = [[Louisiana]] | district = {{ushr|LA|5|5th}} | term_start = March 4, 1915 | term_end = January 3, 1937 | preceded = [[James Walter Elder]] | succeeded = [[Newt V. Mills]] | office2 = [[Louisiana State House of Representatives|State Representative from Catahoula Parish]] | term_start2 = 1900 | term_end2 = 1904 | preceded2 = Henry Breithaupt | succeeded2 = E. B. Cottingham | occupation = [[Educator]];[[Lawyer|Attorney]] | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | name = Riley J. Wilson | birth_date = {{birth date|1871|11|12}} | birth_place = [[Goldonna, Louisiana|Goldonna]], [[Louisiana]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1946|2|23|1871|11|12}} | death_place = [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], Louisiana, U.S. | resting_place = Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston, Louisiana (2) Ruston, Louisiana | spouse = | children = | parents = | alma_mater = [[Iuka Normal Institute]] in<br />[[Tishomingo County, Mississippi|Tishomingo County]], [[Mississippi]] | branch = | battles = | footnotes = }}

'''Riley Joseph Wilson''' (November 12, 1871 – February 23, 1946) was a [[Louisiana]] [[educator]], [[Lawyer|attorney]] and [[legislator]] in the late 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century. A [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], Wilson served in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1915 until 1937.

== Biography == Wilson was born near [[Goldonna, Louisiana|Goldonna]] in [[Winn Parish, Louisiana|Winn Parish]], Louisiana, on November 12, 1871. He graduated from [[Iuka, Mississippi|Iuka]] Normal Institute in 1894.

=== Early career === Wilson became the principal of Harrisonburg High School in [[Harrisonburg, Louisiana]], serving from 1895 to 1897. Mr. Wilson later studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1898 and began practicing in Harrisonburg.

=== Political career === Riley J. Wilson served as a district attorney, judge, member of the State House of Representatives, and a US Congressman. He represented Louisiana in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] for a total of 11 terms, from 1915 to 1937. He was defeated for renomination in 1936 by [[Newt V. Mills]].

=== Death and burial === He died on February 23, 1946 in Ruston, Louisiana, at the age of 74.

He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

==References== {{reflist}} {{refbegin}}

* {{CongBio|W000608}}. Retrieved on November 21, 2006

==External links== * {{Commons category-inline|Riley Joseph Wilson}}

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