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James Clifton Wilson

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas · 1919

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

Education

  • Weatherford College1889
  • University of Texas School of LawLL.B., 1896

Career

Private practice, Weatherford, Texas, 1896-1902; Assistant prosecutor, Parker County, Texas, 1898-1900; Prosecutor, Parker County, Texas, 1902-1912; Assistant district attorney, Tarrant County, Texas, 1912-1913; U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1913-1917; U.S. representative from Texas, 1917-1919

Biography

James Clifton Wilson (June 21, 1874 – August 3, 1951) was a United States representative from Texas and was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

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