Wilson, William Lyne (05/03/1843-10/17/1900)

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Summary

  • Occupation: Politician, educator
  • Number of Terms: 4 (3 as a Representative and 1 as a Citizen Regent)

Subject

  • Wilson, William Lyne 1843-1900
  • Board of Regents
  • United States Congress
  • Representative
  • Citizen Regent
  • Democrat Regents

Category

Smithsonian Board of Regents

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Regent type

Representative (Democrat) and Citizen

State

West Virginia

Short Legal Citation

29 Stat. 461 (1896), J. Res. No. 7

Notes

American National Biography. 24 volumes. Edited by John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.; Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971. The Continental Congress (September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788) and the Congress of the United States (from the first through the ninety-first Congress March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1971, inclusive). Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1971.; Dictionary of American Biography. Volumes 1-20. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928-1936.; Who Was Who in America. A component volume of "Who's Who in American History." Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Revised Edition. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1967.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

Regent Tenure: 01/07/1884-12/23/1887; 01/14/1896-10/17/1900

Topic

  • Legislators
  • Politicians
  • Educators
  • Regents
  • West Virginia

Place

  • West Virginia
  • United States

Form/Genre

Biographies

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