Finding Aid to the Letter, Democratic Party Lynchburg to Hon. W.L. Wilson

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LETTER, DEMOCRATIC PARTY (LYNCHBURG), TO HON. W.L. WILSON
A letter, dated 28 June 1892, from the Democrats of Lynchburg, Virginia, to the Hon.
W. L. WILSON, requesting that he visit and speak to them on current political issues.
The letter was signed by many citizens of Lynchburg, including John W. DANIEL,
Carter GLASS, M.S. LANGHORNE, Charles M. BLACKFORD, E.A. CRAIGHILL, and
Max GUGGENHEIMER, Jr.
WILLIAM LYNE WILSON (1843-1900)
William Lyne WILSON, Representative from West Virginia, was born near Charles
Town, Virginia (now West Virginia), on 3 May 1843. He was graduated from the
Columbian College in Washington, D.C., and studied at the University of Virginia.
During the Civil War, he was a private in the 12th Virginia Cavalry. He was graduated
from the law school of the Columbian University and practiced law in Charles Town,
West Virginia. He served as president of West Virginia University, at Morgantown, in
1882, and was elected to Congress in 1883. He served five terms as representative
(1883-1895), and was later Postmaster General (1895-1897). He served as president of
Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. He died in Lexington 17 October
1900. [United States. Congress. Biographical Dictionary of the American Congress, 1774–1949

(Washington: Government Printing Office, 1950), p. 2031.]

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