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William Lyne Wilson (
May 3,
1843 –
October 17,
1900) was a
Bourbon Democrat politician and lawyer from
West Virginia.
Born in
Charles Town, Virginia (now
West Virginia), Wilson attended Charles Town Academy, graduated from
Columbian College in
1860 and subsequently studied at the
University of Virginia. During the
Civil War, he enlisted in the
Confederate Army and served as a
private in the 12th Virginia Cavalry. For several years, he taught school at Columbian College during which he graduated from law school and was
admitted to the bar in
1869, commencing practice in Charles Town.
Wilson was a delegate to the
Democratic National Convention in
1880 and was chosen as president of
West Virginia University, taking office on
September 4,
1882. He was elected a
Democrat to the
United States House of Representatives shortly afterwards and won reelection five times afterwards, serving from
1883 to
1895. He served as chairman of the
Committee on Ways and Means from
1893 to
1895 during which he co-authored the
Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act which slightly reduced the
United States tariff rates from the numbers set by the
McKinley Tariff of
1890, though the logrolling that raised the rates disgusted him.
After leaving Congress, Wilson was appointed
Postmaster General in the
cabinet of
President Grover Cleveland and served from
1895 to
1897. During that time, future
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker served as his private secretary. In
1896, he broke party lines by opposing the
Free Silver Movement led by Democratic presidential nominee
William Jennings Bryan and, like many
Bourbon Democrats, supported the
National Democratic candidate
John McAuley Palmer who supported the traditional
gold standard,
limited government and opposed
protectionism.
After leaving office as Postmaster General, Wilson served as president of
Washington and Lee University. He died in
Lexington, Virginia on
October 17,
1900 and was interred in Edgehill Cemetery in Charles Town. A portion of
U.S. Route 340 between
Harpers Ferry and Charles Town, West Virginia is designated the
William L. Wilson Freeway in his honor.
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