Emanuel Willis Wilson

Emanuel Willis Wilson (August 11, 1844 – May 28, 1905) was the seventh governor of West Virginia, serving from 1885 to 1890.When the West Virginia Legislature disputed the election of 1888, both Governor Wilson and State Senate President Robert S. Carr claimed the right to sit as Governor until the dispute was resolved.The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia ruled that Wilson should remain Governor.He left office on February 6, 1890, because the legislature had decided Aretas B. Fleming had defeated Nathan Goff, Jr. After leaving the governor's office, Wilson had an unsuccessful bid for Congress.This article about a West Virginia politician is a stub.
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