Alexander Wilson was a lawyer, banker and politician born in Westfield, NY.

Career

He graduated from Union College in Schenectady, NY in 1854 and moved to Dubuque, Iowa shortly after. Here he studied law and was eventually admitted to the bar. In 1855 he moved to Wisconsin and settled in Mineral Point where he taught school, practiced law and served as district attorney for Iowa County as well as superintendent of schools. He was appointed county judge in 1867 and served until 1869.

Achievements

In 1874, with Edward Harris, he established a private banking business, which later developed into the City Bank of Mineral Point. Wilson was a Republican and served two terms as elected attorney general in 1877 from January of 1878 to January of 1882. He  then retired to the private practice of law in Mineral Point. 

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