The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-04-19

state who will wish him success IN his
new hOme-Wherever he shall SETTLE
DEATH UF E. NJ. WILSON.
He Fell Victim TO That Dread Disease.
Malarlal Fever, in the Bahamas.
Hon. e M. Wilson is dead. This sad
news reached Minneapolis early last
Wednesday morning from Nassau in The
Bahamas, where Mr.. Wilson and his
family went short time ago. His
death occurred ON the 10th lust, but
owing 10 the fact that that the sad news
had to go by steamer to Jacksonville,
Fla, the sa intelligence did not reach
Minneapolis un,il several days after.
Mr.. Wilson had been ailing for some
time but nothing serious was antici pated
even by his ia nlly ply stefan. 1t was in
the h pc OF regainlng his health that he
went away. His death resulted from
malarial fever.
James W. Lawrence, his law partner,
received the telegram Wednesday morn
ing and Was quite overcome with the in
telligence. He had intended to 90 to
New York and meet his partner who was
to pc brought to his home here by easy
stages He was to have started Tuesday
night but just before depa, ture received
letter sa, ing that Mr.. Wilson had been
too Ill to take the steamer it was pro.
posed to take and would have to wait
two weeks for The next one.
The remains will be brought home as
speedily as possible, but it will be some
days before they can arrive.
There are with Mrs. Wi son two uf her
daughters, the other one beng at home.
Mr. Wilson's mother is in the city at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. w. B Smith,
Mr.. Wilson has also another sister in
The city, Mrs w. W. M;Nalr.
M. Wilson was Of one Of the Oldest
and most famous OF Virginia families.
In the early days of the colony, his an
cestors, who were Scotch irish, settled
in the Virginia valley. Two of his great
grandparents participated in the revolu-
tionary war, while his grandfather and
father had ben at various times men,
bers Of congress. He was born on
Christmas day, 1888, in Morgantown,
w. Va. He received an elementary
eduoa ion and prepared for college
at Morgantown Academy. He after
wards attended crllege at Cannons-
burg, IA, and graduated with high
honors in 1852. He then studied law in
his fathers, flee and was admitted to
practice in 1855.
In 1867 Pre- >ident Buchanan appointed
him United Sta es torney for the tor
ritory of M nnesota and he removed to
the Northwest. settling first at Winona
and afterwards in Minneapolis. During
the war he raised company of Min
nesota mounted rangers which saw active
service in 1862 IN the Indian war. I'm
1865 he married Miss Mary E. Kimball,
Of Minneapolis, and the union was
blessed with three daughters.
Nh. Wilson was always popular among
all parties though he never swerved in
his devotion to Democratic principles.
When in 1867 he was nominated for
congress, he carried the district against
gre It odds and served through the 41st
congress with Senator Voorhees, and
other we'll known Democrats. At the
expiration of his term he returned to
Minneapolis and resumed his law prac-
tice. While in Washington in 1871, he
was cleo ed mayor OF Minneapolis, and
was reelected in 1873, in the face of the
fact that Minneapolis was overwhelm.
ingly Republ can in that period. He
was chairman of the Minnesota dele
CATION to the ST. Louis convention
which named Samuel j. Tilden in 1876,
and in 1878 was elecled state senator.
He was always patriotic Minneapolitan
and did much for the Guys advance
mont. Among his public services very
notable was his work on the park COM
mission. The Democratic convention Of
1883, in which he was nominated for
Governor against Merriam, is we'll re-
Imembered. Mr.. Wilson made clean
campaign, speaking all over the state;
but the odds were too great Tor success.
Since then he has steadily devoted him
self TO. his practice.
. As 8 lawyer Mr.. Wilson was recognized
as one of the leaders OF the Minneapolis
bar, and as the peer Of any man Of his
profession d the West. He has borne
his share. Of the work il all the great
cases e the Y est during the last %