James Clifton Wilson

James Clifton Wilson
Wilson in 1917
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
In office July 31, 1947 – August 3, 1951
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
In office March 5, 1919 – July 31, 1947
Appointed by	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	new seat created by 40 Stat. 1183
Succeeded by	Joseph Brannon Dooley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 12th district
In office March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919
Preceded by	Oscar Callaway
Succeeded by	Fritz G. Lanham
Personal details
Born	James Clifton Wilson June 21, 1874 Palo Pinto, Texas
Died	August 3, 1951 (aged 77) Fort Worth, Texas
Resting place	Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Fort Worth
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	Weatherford College No degree University of Texas School of Law LL.B.
Occupation	Attorney
Profession	Jurist

James Clifton Wilson (June 21, 1874 – August 3, 1951) was a U.S. Representative from Texas and was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Biography

Wilson was born on June 21, 1874, in Palo Pinto, Texas. He attended the public schools and graduated from Weatherford College in 1889. He received a Bachelor of Laws from University of Texas School of Law in 1896 and was admitted to the bar the same year. He was in private practice of law in Weatherford, Texas, from 1896 to 1902. He was an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney of Parker County, Texas, from 1898 to 1900. He was the Prosecuting Attorney of Parker County, from 1902 to 1912. He served as Chairman of the Democratic county executive committee, from 1908 to 1912. After moving to Fort Worth, Texas, he was an Assistant District Attorney of Tarrant County, Texas, from 1912 to 1913. He was the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas from 1913 to 1917. Wilson was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fifth and Sixty-sixth Congresses and served from March 4, 1917, to March 3, 1919, when he resigned.

Federal judicial service

Wilson was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Wilson received a recess appointment from President Woodrow Wilson on March 5, 1919, to a new seat created by 40 Stat. 1183. He was formally nominated on May 23, 1919. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 24, 1919, and received commission the same day. He assumed senior status on July 31, 1947. His service was terminated on August 3, 1951, due to his death.

Death

He died in Fort Worth, August 3, 1951, and was interred at Rose Hill Cemetery in Fort Worth. In 1957 he was reinterred at Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Fort Worth.

Sources

• United States Congress. "James Clifton Wilson (id: W000593)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

• James Clifton Wilson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• James Clifton Wilson at Find a Grave
• Greenwood Memorial Park: James Clifton Wilson at Political Graveyard
• James Clifton Wilson in Representing Texas, by Ben R. Guttery.
• Biography: James C. Wilson at A Guide to the James C. Wilson Papers. Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.