T. Webber Wilson

Thomas Webber Wilson (January 24, 1893 – January 31, 1948) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.

T. Webber Wilson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 6th district
In office March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929
Preceded by	Paul B. Johnson Sr.
Succeeded by	Robert S. Hall
Personal details
Born	Thomas Webber Wilson (1893-01-24)January 24, 1893 Coldwater, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	January 31, 1948(1948-01-31) (aged 55) Coldwater, Mississippi, U.S.
Resting place	Magnolia Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Mississippi
Profession	Politician, lawyer

Born in Coldwater, Mississippi, Wilson attended the public schools of his native city. He was graduated from the law department of the University of Mississippi at Oxford in 1913. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced the practice of law in Laurel, Mississippi. He served as prosecuting attorney of Jones County 1915-1919. He served as district attorney for the twelfth judicial district of Mississippi 1919-1923.

Wilson was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, and Seventieth Congresses (March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1928 but was an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination for United States Senator. He engaged in the private practice of law 1928-1933. He was appointed a Federal judge for the Virgin Islands and served from 1933 until 1935. He served as member of the Parole Board in the Justice Department, Washington, D.C. from 1935 to 1947. He died in Coldwater, Mississippi, January 31, 1948. He was interred in Magnolia Cemetery.

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