The Wilsons of New Hampshire
- James Wilson I (1766–1839), New Hampshire State Representative 1803-1808 1812-1814, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1809-1811. Father of James Wilson II.
- James Wilson II (1797–1881), New Hampshire State Representative 1825-1837 1840 1846, candidate for Governor of New Hampshire 1835 1838, delegate to the Whig National Convention 1840, Surveyor of Public Lands of Wisconsin Territory 1841-1845, Surveyor of Public Lands of Iowa Territory 1841-1845, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1847-1850. Son of James Wilson I.
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Famous quotes containing the word hampshire:
“A sturdy lad from New Hampshire or Vermont who in turn tries all the professions, who teams it, farms it, peddles, keeps a school, preaches, edits a newspaper, goes to Congress, buys a township, and so forth, in successive years, and always like a cat falls on his feet, is worth a hundred of these city dolls. He walks abreast with his days and feels no shame in not “studying a profession,” for he does not postpone his life, but lives already.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)