Husband Judge Theophilus Lowry Wilson 1 2
AKA: Judge Theodore Wilson 3
Born: 7 Apr 1875 - Clarion, Clarion Co, PA 1 2
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Father: Hon. Theophilus Strattan Wilson (1837-1891) 3 4 5
Mother: Amanda Lowry ( - ) 1
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General Notes: Husband - Judge Theophilus Lowry Wilson
He was educated in the public schools, Clarion State Normal, and Indiana University at Bloomington, Indiana. He was prominent in college athletics, making both the football and baseball teams. His fraternity was the Delta Tau Delta. He decided upon the profession of law, and after two years at the University entered the law office of his brother, Judge Harry R. Wilson, in Clarion, continuing study there until August 18, 1899, when he was admitted to the bar. He began practice in Clarion and continued until his elevation to the bench in 1912 as president judge of the 18th judicial district, the third of his family to be so honored. He continued a general practice, and in addition to that was attorney for various banks, rail-road, coal and lumber companies. He was admitted to and practiced in all state and federal courts of his district and gained high position at the bar. He was appointed judge July 29, 1912, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge William A. Hindman, judge of the 18th judicial district.
Judge Wilson was always an active Republican; was county chairman beginning in 1908, and in 1908 was presidential elector. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, and for several years was a trustee of Clarion State Normal School. In 1898 he enlisted in Company D, 15th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry for service in the Spanish war. After its return and the company became part of the National Guard of Pennsylvania, he was elected captain, holding that rank until the 15th Regiment was mustered out of the service.
Mr. Wilson early became active in public life and in the national election of 1908 was a Presidential elector from the 27th Congressional District of Pennsylvania. In July, 1912, he was appointed president judge of the 18th Judicial District of Pennsylvania and served on the bench until January, 1914. In 1921 he was elected to represent the 27th Congressional District in the proposed Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, approximately half a century after his grandfather, Samuel Wilson, was similarly elected to the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention of 1873. He remained influential in Clarion affairs down through the years.
In addition to his purely professional connections, Mr. Wilson was a director of the Citizens Trust Company, the Lake Erie, Franklin & Clarion Railroad Company and the Glenray Lumber Company, of Alderson, West Virginia. He was a member of the Clarion County Bar Association, a life member of the Pennsylvania Forestry Association and a life member of the American Red Cross.
He made an extended study of the history of Clarion County and its institutions and was the author of the "One Hundred Year History of the First Presbyterian Church of Clarion," published in book form, "Roads and High-ways of Clarion County," and other historical papers, including the "History of the Iron Industry in Clarion County," published in the "Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine." Mr. Wilson was a member of the Pennsylvania Society of New York, the Wanango Country Club and the Pittsburgh Athletic Association.