George Howard Wilson | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOklahoma's8th district | |
| In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Ross Rizley |
| Succeeded by | Page Belcher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1905-08-21)August 21, 1905 Mattoon, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | July 16, 1985(1985-07-16) (aged 79) Enid, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Myrna Kathryn Reams |
| Alma mater | Phillips University University of Oklahoma College of Law |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Unit | Judge Advocate General |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
George Howard Wilson (August 21, 1905 – July 16, 1985) was an American attorney,FBI agent,U.S. Representative fromOklahoma, and judge.
Born inMattoon, Illinois, Wilson moved with his parents in 1910 toEnid. There he attendedEnid Public Schools. He graduated fromPhillips University in 1926. He studied at theUniversity of Michigan Law School in 1926 and 1927, and graduated from thelaw school of the University of Oklahoma in 1929. He was admitted to thebar in 1928 and joined his father'slaw practice in 1929 inEnid, Oklahoma.
DuringWorld War II, Wilson ranked asColonel within theJudge Advocate General's Department of theUnited States Army, serving overseas in the South Atlantic Theater of Operations from 1942 to 1946.
Wilson was elected as aDemocrat to the81st Congress (January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951). During his term, Wilson was on the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, and the Subcommittee on Public Health, Science, and Commerce. With his colleagues he was tasked with considering legislation for a national health program, and toured western Europe for investigation purposes.[1] In 1950, he lost his election bid for the82nd Congress.
Wilson served as a deputy district court clerk ofGarfield County, Oklahoma in 1928. He was aspecial agent with theFederal Bureau of Investigation from 1934 to 1938. From 1939 to 1942, he was the city attorney of Enid, Oklahoma. Following his congressional service he directed theOklahoma State Crime Bureau in 1951. Wilson was anOklahoma Supreme Court justice from 1952 to 1968, Chief judge of State Administrative Zone No. 1 in 1967, district judge, 1969, and Chief judge, Division No. 1, Judicial District No. 4. Judge Wilson served as President of the Oklahoma Judicial Conference in 1968.
He had four children with wife Myrna Kathryn Reams, whom he married in 1929. He continued to reside in Enid, Oklahoma until his death on July 16, 1985, and was interred in Memorial Park Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromOklahoma's 8th congressional district 1949–1951 | Succeeded by |
