# Riley J. Wilson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Riley_J._Wilson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Riley_J._Wilson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riley_J._Wilson > Source revision: 1350348990 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American politician (1871–1946) Riley J. Wilson Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 5th district In office March 4, 1915 – January 3, 1937 Preceded by James Walter Elder Succeeded by Newt V. Mills State Representative from Catahoula Parish In office 1900–1904 Preceded by Henry Breithaupt Succeeded by E. B. Cottingham Personal details Born Riley Joseph Wilson (1871-11-12)November 12, 1871 Goldonna, Louisiana, U.S. Died February 23, 1946(1946-02-23) (aged 74) Ruston, Louisiana, U.S. Resting place Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston, Louisiana (2) Ruston, Louisiana Party Democratic Alma mater Iuka Normal Institute in Tishomingo County, Mississippi Occupation Educator;Attorney **Riley Joseph Wilson** (November 12, 1871 – February 23, 1946) was a [Louisiana](/source/Louisiana) [educator](/source/Educator), [attorney](/source/Lawyer) and [legislator](/source/Legislator) in the late 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century. A [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)), Wilson served in the [United States House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from 1915 until 1937. ## Biography Wilson was born near [Goldonna](/source/Goldonna%2C_Louisiana) in [Winn Parish](/source/Winn_Parish%2C_Louisiana), Louisiana, on November 12, 1871. He graduated from [Iuka](/source/Iuka%2C_Mississippi) Normal Institute in 1894. ### Early career Wilson became the principal of Harrisonburg High School in [Harrisonburg, Louisiana](/source/Harrisonburg%2C_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 [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) for a total of 11 terms, from 1915 to 1937. He was defeated for renomination in 1936 by [Newt V. Mills](/source/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. [Portals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Portals): - [Biography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Biography) - [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:United_States) - [Politics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Politics) - [Law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Law) - [Education](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Education) ## References - United States Congress. ["Riley J. Wilson (id: W000608)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000608). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.. Retrieved on November 21, 2006 ## External links - Media related to [Riley Joseph Wilson](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Riley_Joseph_Wilson) at Wikimedia Commons U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by James Walter Elder U.S. Representative from 5th District of Louisiana 1915–1937 Succeeded by Newt V. Mills Political offices Preceded by Henry Breithaupt State Representative from Catahoula Parish 1900–1904 Succeeded by E. B. Cottingham v t e Chairs of the United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Public Buildings and Grounds (1837–1947) Towns Petrikin Boardman Pratt Ficklin Faran Houston Bowdon Stanton Craige Ball Keitt Train Rice Covode Hopkins Beatty Halsey Platt Holman Cook Shallenberger Stockslager Dibble Milliken Bankhead Milliken Mercer Gillet Bartholdt Sheppard Clark Langley Elliott Lanham Rivers and Harbors (1883–1947) Willis Blanchard Henderson Blanchard Catchings Hooker Cooper Burton Alexander Sparkman Small Kennedy Dempsey Mansfield Roads (1913–1947) Shackleford Dunn Dowell Almon Cartwright Robinson Flood Control (1916–1947) Humphreys Rodenberg Schall Reid Wilson Whittington Transportation and Infrastructure* (1947–) Dondero Whittington Buckley Dondero Buckley Fallon Blatnik Jones Johnson Howard Anderson Roe Mineta E. Shuster Young Oberstar Mica W. Shuster DeFazio Graves Note * Alternately named Public Works in 80th through 93rd Congresses and Public Works and Transportation in 94th through 103rd Congresses. v t e United States representatives from Louisiana 1st district E. Livingston White H. Johnson White Slidell La Sére St. Martin Dunbar Eustis Bouligny Sypher Lawrence Gibson Hunt St. Martin Wilkinson Meyer Estopinal O'Connor Fernández Hébert Tonry B. Livingston Vitter Jindal Scalise 2nd district Gurley Thomas Ripley Chinn Dawson la Branche Thibodeaux Conrad Bullard J. A. Landry Hunt Taylor Mann Sheldon Ellis Hahn Wallace Lagan Coleman Lagan Davey Buck Davey Gilmore Dupré Spearing Maloney H. Boggs Maloney H. Boggs L. Boggs Jefferson Cao Richmond Carter 3rd district Brent Overton Bullard Garland J. Moore Dawson Harmanson Penn Perkins Davidson Newsham Darrall Acklen Darrall Kellogg Gay Price Broussard Martin Montet Mouton Domengeaux Willis Caffery Treen Tauzin Melançon J. M. Landry Boustany Higgins 4th district Bossier Morse J. Moore Jones Sandidge Landrum Vidal Newsham McCleery Boarman Smith Levy Elam Blanchard Ogden Breazeale Watkins Sandlin Brooks Waggonner Leach Roemer McCrery Fields McCrery Fleming M. Johnson 5th district Blackburn Morey Spencer Leonard Young King Newton Boatner Baird Ransdell Elder Wilson Mills McKenzie Passman Huckaby McCrery Cooksey Alexander McAllister Abraham Letlow 6th district Nash E. Robertson Lewis Irion E. Robertson S. Robertson Favrot Wickliffe Morgan Sanders Sr. Favrot Kemp Sanders Jr. Griffith Sanders Jr. Morrison Rarick H. Moore Baker Cazayoux Cassidy Graves Fields 7th district Pujo Lazaro De Rouen Plauché Larcade Thompson Edwards Breaux Hayes John Boustany 8th district Aswell Overton Dear Allen G. S. "Doc" Long McSween G. W. Long S. Long G. W. Long C. 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