John Lockwood Wilson (August 7, 1850 - November 6, 1912) was a United States Representative and Senator from Washington. Born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, he attended the common schools and was a messenger during the Civil War. He graduated from Wabash College in Crawfordsville, 1874 and studied law; he was admitted to the bar in 1878 and commenced practice in Crawfordsville. He was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives in 1880 and was appointed by President Chester Arthur as receiver of public moneys at Spokane Falls and Colfax, Washington Territory (1882-1887). August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Official language(s) None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  Ranked 18th  - Total 71,342 sq mi (184,824 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 6. ... Crawfordsville is a city in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Lincoln, President Ulysses S. Grant, General Jefferson Davis, President Robert E. Lee, General Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action... It has been suggested that Wabash Commentary be merged into this article or section. ... A bar association is a body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... The Indiana General Assembly is the state legislature, or legislative branch, of the state government of Indiana. ... Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829—November 18, 1886) was an American politician who served as 21st President of the United States. ... Spokane Falls is the name of the water feature on the Spokane River in downtown Spokane, Washington. ... Colfax is a city in Whitman County, Washington, United States. ...

Upon the admission of Washington as a State into the Union, John L. Wilson was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first Congress; he was reelected to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses and served from November 20, 1889, to February 18, 1895, when he resigned to become a Senator. He was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate on February 1, 1895, to fill the vacancy in the term commencing March 4, 1893, but did not assume his senatorial duties until February 19, 1895. He served until March 3, 1899 and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898. While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Indian Depredations (Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses). After his time in the Senate, he published the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. In 1912, he died in Washington, D.C. and was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville. The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Democratic Party. ... The daily Seattle Post-Intelligencer is the second leading newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia. ...

John Lockwood Wilson's father was James Wilson, a U.S. Representative from Indiana.

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• This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.