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Compiled Historical Information
Date of Death: 8/25/1875
Birth Place: Ohio
Party Affiliation: Republican
Assemblies Served:
House: 6 (1856)
Home County: Mahaska
Robert M. Wilson
Mahaska County
Robert M. Wilson was born on October 22, 1814, in Knox County, Ohio. In July 1840, he married Sophia Darling in Knox County, and together they had seven children. By 1850, the family had relocated to Mahaska County, Iowa. Following Sophia’s death in 1855, Robert married Rachel Finley, and they had two children. During the Civil War, he served as captain of Company D of the 22nd Iowa Infantry. A farmer, Wilson died on August 25, 1875.
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House District 21
Committees
6th GA (1856)
Standing Committees
Legislation Sponsored
6th GA (1856)